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Last update - 15:49 09/11/2009
Assad: Failure of peace talks will lead to Arab resistance
By Jack Khoury, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: Israel news, Israel 

Syrian President Bashar Assad on Monday warned that the failure of Middle East peace negotiations would lead Arabs to turn to resistance as an "alternative solution".

At an Istanbul meeting of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, Assad called "resistance to the occupation a national duty," adding that "to support it is a moral and legal duty and standing by it is an honor which makes us proud."

Assad said that Arabs had a "fixed desire for the realization of a just and comprehensive peace on the basis of the return of the occupied territories, especially Occupied Syrian Golan," but added that "the failure of negotiations in returning all rights means existence of the resistance as an alternative solution."
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In his speech, Assad seemed to be referring to Israeli "occupation" on a whole, and not just to his own country or to the Palestinians.

The Syrian leader said that rather than discussing a settlement freeze in the West Bank, he wanted to see a complete demolition of Israeli infrastructure there.

"What about dismantling settlements instead of stopping them and more importantly, what about ending the occupation?" he said.

"We have to keep the problem in its basic framework," he said. "The real cause of it is the Zionist occupation. We must begin to work for the elimination of the occupation since it ensures us stopping then removing the settlements and not the opposite."

Assad on Sunday urged Turkey to maintain good relations with Israel, in order to serve as an effective mediator in peace negotiations between Jerusalem and Damascus. Syria has called for the renewed talks and stipulated that it trusted only Turkey to broker the negotiations.

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      2.   Why did Israeli Leave the Negociating Table in Dec `08? 15:41  |  Stephen 09/11/09
      3.   Look to Gaza as an Example 15:42  |  Mark from Georgia 09/11/09
      4.   Settlements have nothing to do with it 15:55  |  ZISD 09/11/09
      5.   Asad, learn from your father`s mistakes 16:28  |  George 09/11/09
      6.   Not a single pal in Syria holds Syrian citizenship 16:45  |  Absolute Sweden 09/11/09
      7.   A Product of Netanyahu`s Policies 16:47  |  Vladek 09/11/09
      8.   assad has it all wrong- as usual... 16:58  |  jon 09/11/09
      9.   America Dictates 17:04  |  Thom 09/11/09
      10.   4~ ZISD : "Settlements have nothing to do with it" 17:16  |  Akram Zekaria 09/11/09
      11.   help your fellow arabs by helping themselves 18:23  |  J 09/11/09
      12.   Absolute 18:25  |  Chaphari 09/11/09
      13.   Arab resistance ??? 18:40  |  Ralph 09/11/09
      14.   to turn to resistance? 18:46  |  a wandering Jew 09/11/09
      15.   #5, maybe not only Syrian fault 18:53  |  christoph 09/11/09
      16.   Arab resistance 19:08  |  a wandering Jew 09/11/09
      17.   Arabs have been "resisting" Jews over there since 1920 19:16  |  SDHD 09/11/09
      18.   Bashir Assad, its time for "Let`s Make a Deal" 19:16  |  Jacob Blues 09/11/09
      19.   #9 Yes Ralph. Arab "RESISTANCE." 19:55  |  Lou Medel 09/11/09
      20.   A Deal Could Be Done If Syria Would Be Willing to Give A True..., 20:14  |  Eli 09/11/09
      21.   Assad and the Gimme Game 20:15  |  Makevet 09/11/09
      22.   ASSAD,STAND IN A DEMOCRATIC ELECTION,THEN TALK 20:31  |  Ian 09/11/09
      23.   Arab resistance ==2nd try 20:51  |  a wandering Jew 09/11/09
      24.   Attention: forget assad and the rest of the arab rejectionists 21:05  |  iggie 09/11/09
      25.   #5ABSOLUTE SWEDEN--BLAME ARAB LEAGUE 21:12  |  Ian 09/11/09
      26.   Golan is off limits, Assad, try a new track. 21:37  |  4:20 09/11/09
      27.   assad should return to dispensing contact lenses 21:39  |  vhardman 09/11/09
      28.   don`t give it back 21:46  |  steve b 09/11/09
      29.   Resistance has many forms--?try 23:00  |  a wandering Jew 09/11/09
      30.   It already has, just look at Hamas and Hezbollah as examples! 23:43  |  palestinian 09/11/09
      31.   Assad: Failure of peace talks will lead to Arab resistance 00:09  |  not the truth 10/11/09
      32.   Is`t pride or no style of excellence ! 00:40  |  Akram Zekaria 10/11/09
      33.   #11 Jacob Blues 01:39  |  Johnboy 10/11/09
      34.   #14 Err, Israel attacked Syria in 1967, Makevet 01:47  |  Johnboy 10/11/09
      35.   israel and syria, fair is fair 02:06  |  VIPER 10/11/09
      36.   #15, 4:20, IT WILL BE GIVEN BACK 02:10  |  VIPER 10/11/09
      37.   mark from georgia at it again 02:16  |  one 10/11/09
      38.   I don`t beleive one word from Assad 05:54  |  C2 10/11/09
      39.   syrian heights 06:42  |  shelly 10/11/09
      40.   It does not take a genius 06:56  |  Mark Lincoln 10/11/09
      41.   How is it that little more than 300,000 Settlers 06:58  |  Mark Lincoln 10/11/09
      42.   # 13 that`s exactly what assad HAS offered, eli 07:08  |  eric 10/11/09
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