For Israel, U.S. Response on Syria May Be Harbinger on Iran

(JTA) Ben Sales - In Jerusalem, Washington's resolve in Syria is seen as a crucial litmus test for its readiness to confront Iran over unconventional weapons. Eyal Zisser, a senior research fellow at the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies at Tel Aviv University, believes "the U.S. [will] do something, but it will be something symbolic." "I don't see American interest in a complex intervention, war or sending forces. They need to do something, but not something deep."


2013-08-28 00:00:00

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