1.0Jewish Telegraphic Agencyhttps://www.jta.orgadminhttps://www.jta.org/author/adminrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="QjvAxhxIwt"><a href="https://www.jta.org/archive/state-dept-denies-it-warned-israel-not-to-intervene-in-syrian-iraqi-merger-talks">State Dept. Denies It “warned” Israel Not to Intervene in Syrian-iraqi Merger Talks</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.jta.org/archive/state-dept-denies-it-warned-israel-not-to-intervene-in-syrian-iraqi-merger-talks/embed#?secret=QjvAxhxIwt" width="600" height="338" title="“State Dept. Denies It “warned” Israel Not to Intervene in Syrian-iraqi Merger Talks” — Jewish Telegraphic Agency" data-secret="QjvAxhxIwt" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> A denial that the State Department “warned” Israel not to intervene in Syrian affairs was made here today by Michael J. McDermott, Department press officer. However, he admitted that the United States Government had made known its desire for a “hands-off policy” on Syria. The American view, Mr. McDermott said, was made known merely as […]https://www.jta.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jta-long-logo-bw.jpg600315