Four years of bloody civil war and war of Jihad have plagued the Syrian state and brought about its de facto disintegration into a number of state-like entities. ISIS (the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria led by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, rules in eastern Syria and western Iraq; the Asad dynasty rules in Western Syria, and Autonomous enclaves ruled by rebel groups hover on the edges of this territory, the most outstanding being the Al-Nusra Front (or Jabhat al-Nusra, "The Support Front for the People of Syria"), established by al-Qaida. Against this background, Israel's dilemma is clear: should it continue to view Bashar as the lesser evil and as a barrier to radical Islam or taking in consideration, his growing dependence on Hizballa and Iran, should seek his removal from power by the rebels. It should be mentioned that in the meantime, Washington is still seeking rebel groups holding moderate views, when there are none, while simultaneously seeking to renew the dialogue with Bashar al-Assad. However, the United States must come to understand that as of now there is no magic instant solution that will lead to a rapid end of the crisis in Syria, the removal of Bashar, and his replacement by a group or groups of rebels acceptable to the U.S. The several alternatives at the moment seem to be: a continuation of the chaos for many more years; or, international support for Bashar, an alternative that Washington refuses to consider