This atypically sums up Israel's real thinking about the Arab world

"“What you have in Syria is that the Middle East is coming apart; a new form of chaos is replacing what has existed,” said Dore Gold, a longtime diplomat who now runs the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. “The fundamentals you’re working with in the region are changing; you can’t just go back to the old discussions you might have had.  “Chaos is never an opportunity,” Mr. Gold added."