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A former Netanyahu adviser publicly states that Assad's fall was a loss for Israel because he was a passive, useful neighbor. This directly contradicts the official Israeli posture of welcoming the dictator's ouster. The remark exposes a realpolitik calculation: a weak, predictable enemy was preferable to the chaos and unknown actors that replaced him. Watch for whether this view gains traction inside the security establishment or remains a fringe admission.