For all his faults, Assad is the devil we know Jerusalem Post


Bashar Alassad Syria presedent

For all his faults,
Assad is the devil we know

Jerusalem Post

Analysis: When Israel looks at Syria it also sees the possible development of a new enemy, far more radical and extreme.

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Since the Yom Kippur War of 1973, one of the strongest arguments some Israelis make against withdrawing from the Golan Heights and making peace with Syria is basically, “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”

Of all of Israel’s borders including, the so-called peaceful ones with Jordan and Egypt, the border with Syria has always been the quietest. Yes, Israel fought a major war there in 1973, but since then, the border has been peaceful, with only a rare terror or criminal infiltration.
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