Itamar Rabinovich , who as Israel 's ambassador to Washington conducted unfruitful negotiations with Syria , told Israel Radio it looked like Damascus wanted to talk rather than fight .
<response> <person>Itamar Rabinovich</person> , who as <location>Israel</location> 's ambassador to <location>Washington</location> conducted unfruitful negotiations with <location>Syria</location> , told <organization>Israel Radio</organization> it looked like <location>Damascus</location> wanted to talk rather than fight . </response>