A unilateral Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon could lead to an escalation of tensions in the region, said a British author who is a confidant of Syrian President Hafez Assad. “If Israel feels compelled to make a unilateral withdrawal, I think that could well be the first step toward a confrontation between Israel and Syria,” Patrick Seale told Israel’s Army Radio.
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