Steinitz: Assad may prevail in Syria's civil war
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Syrian President Bashar Assad, backed by Iran and Lebanon's Hezbollah, may prevail in the more than two-year-old uprising against him, Yuval Steinitz, minister for international affairs, strategy and intelligence, said on Monday.
Though the assessment was quickly disavowed by others in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition government, it reflected the difficulties facing Israel and Western countries in predicting Syria's destiny and weighing intervention. (Reuters)
