WikiLeaks: Assad: Iran Won't Attack Israel with Nukes to Avoid Hurting Palestinians

(Ynet News) Roee Nahmias - The U.S. Embassy in Damascus sent a cable to Washington following a meeting between Syrian President Bashar Assad and U.S. Sen. Benjamin Cardin on Feb. 18, 2009, in which the Syrian president is quoted as saying that an Iranian nuclear strike against Israel would result in massive Palestinian casualties, which Tehran would never risk.