(18. Dezember 2001) Dayan said yesterday that the global reality resulting from September 11 gives Israel and the U.S. „the chance for victory over a common enemy.“ Halevy spoke about „a world war different from all its predecessors“ and about global agreement that „combined all the elements of Islamic terror into one clear and identifiable format,“ creating „a genuine dilemma for every ruler and every state in our region.“ (…)

During the Washington discussions, one of the Israelis proposed a new direction for the Americans to consider: „Syria first.“