[Ynet News] Itamar Eichner - Resuming peace negotiations with Syria may lead to war, Mossad chief Meir Dagan recently warned a closed government meeting. Dagan said that the peace signals coming from Damascus were only tactical, and that if negotiations between Israel and Syria fell through, this could lead to war, and therefore Israel should seek to maintain the status quo. The Mossad chief believes that the chances Syria will launch a war against Israel are slim, as the Syrians understand that they will suffer heavy damage.
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