Such an obvious and fake attempt at dissimulation and concealment. "This theme of reduced external threats was explained by Brig. Gen. Itai Brun, head
of research and analysis for Israeli military intelligence. He told the
conference that the balance had shifted toward Israel in several ways: a
“decreased conventional threat” because the Syrian army is preoccupied
by civil war; a “weakening of the radical axis” as Hamas loses its base
in Syria and Sunnis and Shiites fight each other; and the stability of
Israel’s peace treaties with Egypt and Jordan. The Muslim
Brotherhood takeover in Egypt worries Israelis somewhat, but as Brun
observed, “the regime [in Egypt] has decided to be pragmatic.” Syrian chemical weapons are a concern, too, but Israel has plans to contain them if the regime is toppled."