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Itamar Rabinovich, who as Israel’s ambassador to Washington conducted unfruitful negotiations with Syria, told Israel Radio looked like Damascus wanted to talk rather than fight.
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Itamar Rabinovich, who was Israel’s ambassador to Washington during unfruitful negotiations with Syria, suggested that Syria currently seems interested in talking rather than fighting.
He suggested that "Assad's army seemed weak," but warned "there could be a surprise." In an interview on Israeli television, Rabinovich said that the recent deployment of hundreds of Syrian troops and armored personnel carriers to Lebanon’s border, along with Hezbollah reinforcements, was part of a larger pattern. "Assad is trying to build a new strategic alliance with Iran and Hezbollah in Lebanon and is trying to establish Lebanon