As one former senior Israeli put it, “As long as Sunni and Shia are killing each other off – not only in Syria, but in the region as a whole – Israel has nothing to fear from Syria.”
The New York Times piece referenced is “Israel Backs Limited Strike Against Syria,” by Jodi Rudoren, September 6, 2013.
http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=17111
(13 minutes)