e My answer is: Do not take this for granted. e Look at Syria — you don't need classified intelligence; it’s on your screens. Assad’s jet fighters, tanks and artillery are slaughtering his own citizens. Over 70,000 Syrians killed. e Yet still... there is no sense of direction and no political will to act. e There is an extremely relevant lesson here... especially for all of us in Israel. e And an insight... e Many believe that the root cause for all the problems in the Middle East... is our inability to solve the conflict with the Palestinians. e Well, | say... That’s not true! e Recent developments in the Middle East have been far beyond our control... and independent of our deeds. e Even if a peace agreement with the Palestinians had been signed and sealed a long time ago: 5 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_027013