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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.
“Damascus has indicated that it’s prepared to meet with us,” he said, adding that “there are two issues. One is the Golan [heights] and the other is the Iranian support. … There’s nothing new, it seems, in terms of the positions,” Rabinovich said. “It also seems that this is some sort of trial balloon, for the purpose of trying to find a way to return to negotiation.”

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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