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Israel Braces for Fallout from U.S. Attack in Syria

(Wall Street Journal) Joshua Mitnick - Israel braced for fallout from a potential U.S. attack in Syria, as Prime Minister Netanyahu held special consultations with defense chiefs and cabinet ministers on the Syria war at its border. Israeli security experts assess the prospect of Syria retaliating against Israel in the wake of any U.S. attack is low because Assad is fully engaged in battling rebels. Netanyahu reiterated Tuesday: "If we detect any sort of attempt to attack us, we will respond, and respond forcefully.'' Former chief of Israeli military intelligence Amos Yadlin told Israel Radio: "Until Bashar Assad thinks his regime is facing a collapse from an American attack - and I don't foresee one on such a scale - the chance of him trying to involve Israel is very low....[Yet] we still need to prepare for that possibility.''

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