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EXTRA: First round of Israeli-Syrian peace talks finish in Istanbul

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May 22, 2008
        
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Ankara - A first round of Turkish-mediated talks between Syrian and Israeli officials ended on Wednesday night, Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan announced on Thursday. Babacan said the indirect peace talks began on Monday in Istanbul and that the... [read full story]                    

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Israel & Syria to resume talks within days in Turkey

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Israel & Syria to resume talks within days in Turkey

yalibnan.com
May 23, 2008
        

Published: Friday, 23 May, 2008 @ 11:43 PM in Beirut (GMT+2) Beirut - Israel and Syria will resume indirect peace talks shortly mediated by Turkey, Turkish and Israeli government officials said on Friday. Israel and Syria on Wednesday announced they had begun an open dialogue with the aim of a...

                   

“Desperation or Maturity?” - Israeli-Syria Peace Talks

peacenowconversation.org
May 23, 2008
        

There is no reason to be especially optimistic regarding the official resumption of negotiations between Israel and Syria regarding the disposition of the Golan Heights. We have, after all, been here before, down to just a few nettlesome issues that at the time proved impossible to resolve. True,...

                   

Olmert in 2006: Golan Heights Will Remain in Our Hands Forever

freerepublic.com
May 23, 2008
        

(IsraelNN.com) Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said in September 2006 that "the Golan Heights will remain in our hands forever." He made the statement in the wake of the Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon after a ceasefire failed to win the release of IDF soldiers Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev, whose...

                   

Fortunately, Israel doesn't listen to Bush

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May 23, 2008
        

It was irresponsible for President Bush to try to restrain Israel from pursuing a settlement that it judges as possibly being in its best interests. ... In vino veritas and other myths What FBI agents saw during U.S. interrogations The Israeli prime minister, Ehud Olmert,...

                   

Talking With the Enemy

freerepublic.com
May 23, 2008
        

Everybody knew President Bush was aiming at Senator Barack Obama last week when he likened those who endorse talks with “terrorists and radicals” to appeasers of the Nazis. But now we know what Mr. Bush knew then — that Israel is in indirect peace talks with Syria, a prominent member of Bush’s...

Report: Israel, Syria to carry on peace talks soon

xinhuanet.com
May 23, 2008
        

JERUSALEM, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Israel and Syria will carry out the next round of Turkey-mediated peace negotiations in the coming weeks, local daily Ha'aretz quoted Turkish and Israeli officials as saying on Friday. "The two parties agreed to meet regularly. The next round will be in Istanbul in a...

                   

Israel and Syria launch indirect peace talks

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May 23, 2008
        

JERUSALEM - Israel and Syria announced on Wednesday the launch of indirect negotiations brokered by Turkey, eight years after the last attempt at peacemaking broke down over the fate of the occupied Golan Heights. ... 'Israel and Syria began indirect peace talks under...

                   

Israel sets demands in new Syrian peace track

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May 23, 2008
        

JERUSALEM - Israel set terms for concluding a peace deal with Syria on Thursday, closing ranks with Washington in demanding Damascus distance itself from Iran and stop supporting Palestinian and Lebanese militants. ... Coordinated announcements on Wednesday by Israel and...

                   

Divisions Surface Between US & Israel on 'Strategy'...

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May 23, 2008
        

?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" / Jerusalem's Talks With Damascus Highlight TensionsBy JAY SOLOMONMay 23, 2008WASHINGTON -- Dramatic shifts in Middle East diplomacy during the past week, including a political deal in Lebanon and Israeli-Syrian peace talks,...

                   

The back story on Syria's decision to negotiate

prairiepundit.blogspot.com
May 23, 2008
        

Amir Taheri: EVERYONE had been dancing around the idea of Israel-Syria peace talks for at least a year. Plus, at least part of Syria's leadership also worries about the regime's increasing reliance on the Islamic Republic in Tehran - which has led to Syria's unprecedented isolation in the Arab...

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