Syria's Disintegration Alarms Israel -- Ian Black, The Guardian
Bashar al-Assad looks like the least bad option as fears mount of growing strength of jihadi groups, writes Ian Black
Nearly three years into the war in Syria, the Israeli government is getting used to the idea that its northern neighbour is changing beyond recognition as the bloodiest chapter of the Arab spring takes its bloody course with no end in sight.
Unlike Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq, Israel – Syria's enemy for 65 years - has not been inundated with hundreds of thousands of desperate refugees fleeing the conflict. But it is increasingly alarmed about the disintegration of the country and the rise of Jihadi-type groups in the uprising against Bashar al-Assad. Eventually, the fear is, they will turn their attention to Israel.
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