Assad emails: 'An insight into the Israelis' thinking'

Warmest F In the eye of the observer Israeli Military Intelligence believes Assad will fall in 2012, though it won't commit to a date, and it is not clear whether Assad understands this himself. Amos Harel and Avi Issacharoff Haaretz, 6 Jan. 2012, It was a slightly less routine week than usual in Syria. The protest against the regime continued, and last Friday a record number of people - several hundred thousand - took part in the demonstrations against Bashar Assad and his government. However, the presence of a few dozen Arab observers had the effect of somewhat reducing the level of violence by the security forces. The average number of those killed every day in Syria was halved - from 40-50 to 20-25 - after the observers' arrival. [ Article continues ]