Haaretz Service: Assad: Israel's new government is against peace
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Title:If I were Israel, I would appreciate Assad`s sincerity ...
Name:Casper
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... and willingness to make genuine peace with Israel, and won`t hesitate a second to strike a peace deal with Syria (forget not that no peace with Syria would mean no peace for Israel, ever!). Syria enjoys - rightly - high credibility, respect and popularity in the Arab World (as compared for example to Egyptian regime with almost zero credibility or popularity). Striking a peace deal with Syria would be one of the smartest moves Israel has ever done! Rabin knew that, and was even close to reaching peace with Syria, hadn`t he been assassinated. Olmert`s commitment to a full withdrawal from the Golan in the indirect talks thru turkey was also a smart move in the right direction.