Israeli Minister Adds Heat to Exchange With Syria
By ISABEL KERSHNER
In a speech at Bar-Ilan University, near Tel Aviv, Mr. Lieberman said: “I think that our message must be clear to Assad. In the next war, not only will you lose, you and your family will lose the regime. Neither you will remain in power, nor the Assad family.” Continue
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