Israel Worries Over Assad Offensive

TEL AVIV [MENL] -- Israel has been concerned that Syrian President Bashar
Assad would defeat Sunni rebels over the next few months.
Officials said Israel's intelligence community was closely following the
Assad offensive against Sunni rebels in the spring of 2013. They said the
community envisioned that a victorious Assad could be emboldened to launch
hostilities against Israel in coordination with Iran and Hizbullah.