"Netanyahu may seek Syria deal to deflect U.S. pressure", says Indyk

Haaretz, here

"The consequence of Bibi's consent to hand over 13.1 percent of the West Bank to Yasser Arafat ? Bibi's government collapsed soon after. Netanyahu remembers this episode very well. I had a conversation with him four months ago, when he said that Barack Obama will be the next president of the U.S., and he'll be the next prime-minister of Israel and added 'we'll make beautiful music together.'"
"The prolonged involvement of the U.S. in the region shows that we push one door - and the other opens. We should set the course and see what opportunity arises. My sense is that Bibi will go with the Syrians. To try to move Israeli-Palestinian negotiations forward - that must include a real settlement freeze and blocking terror on the Palestinian side, and also holding out an open hand to Iranians, if they want to be a part of this process."