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Source: http://www.brookings.edu/research/papers/2012/11/israel-syria-rabinovich
Israel's View of the Syrian Crisis
(Saban Center for Middle East Policy-Brookings) Itamar Rabinovich - While Israel may have once preferred the Assad regime to remain in power rather than take its chances with an unknown successor, the increasing pressure on the Syrian regime has represented a blow to Iran and its allies. Thus, while recognizing that Israel has little to no influence on the course of events in Syria, Israel's leaders have largely reached a consensus that Assad's departure from power is preferable. The writer, a former Israeli ambassador to the U.S. and chief negotiator with Syria, is a fellow of the Saban Center.