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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 emphasized the importance of keeping lines of communications open, adding, “From what I heard today, Syrian missiles in Lebanon is a done deal.” 

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