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Syrian President Bashar Assad (Archives) del.icio.us Digg It!  new Last update - 01:39 28/12/2007 U.S. Congressman: Syria wrong if it thinks Democrat would give it better deal By Anshel Pfeffer, Haaretz Correspondent and Reuters Tags: Syria, Bashar Assad  Syria is "mistaken" if it believes it should wait until Republican U.S. President George W. Bush leaves office to get a better deal if a Democrat is elected, U.S. Congressman Patrick Kennedy said on Wednesday. On a joint visit to Israel with Republican Senator Arlen Specter, the Democrat from Rhode Island said a consensus existed in the U.S. over support for Israel. Specter is due to meet with Syrian President Bashar Assad on Thursday. Advertisement Prime Minister Ehud Olmert sent Assad a message Tuesday, saying Israel is still awaiting an answer from Damascus on the possibility of reviving peace talks. Olmert met with United States Senator Arlen Specter and gave him the message, which will be delivered to Assad when Specter meets with the Syrian president on Thursday. After meeting with Olmert in Jerusalem, Specter told reporters that talks with Syria were stalled. "It is the proverbial story of chicken and egg, what comes first?" Specter said. Meanwhile, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Wednesday delivered a message to Defense Minister Ehud Barak from Assad, according to the Agence France-Presse. Mubarak and Barak met Wednesday in the Sinai resort town of Sharm al-Sheikh. The Defense Ministry has refused to respond to the AFP's report. Related articles: Foreign Ministry: Syria feels peace must wait for next U.S. president Olmert to Assad: Israel awaits your response on reviving talks Report: Egypt's Mubarak delivered message to Barak from Damascus This time, the IDF favors Syria Israeli, Syrian representatives reach secret understandings Ahmadinejad: Iran's enemies cannot break our ties with Syria Bookmark to del.icio.us Who shot Bhutto? Conspiracy theories over the assassination of the Pakistani opposition leader abound. Obama and Israel Israelis following the U.S. elections are not clear on Obama's approach.   1.   I doubt that Patrick Kennedy can speak for the democrats 11:37  |  Natallie Durson 27/12/07   2.   Speaking of Desperate Natalie 13:11  |  Jane 27/12/07   3.   Obama May Be Only One Who Doesn`t Care If Israel Exists 13:30  |  dyinglikeflies 27/12/07   4.   Bit of advice for Natallie 13:42  |  Nephtaly 27/12/07   5.   Bit of advice for Natallie Part 2 13:46  |  Nephtaly 27/12/07   6.   BaraK Hussein obama 13:55  |  Ben U 27/12/07   7.   Specter meeting the Bucher 14:11  |  Brod 27/12/07   8.   I wonder what the going rate is for him to say that 14:24  |  Chris Linthwaite 27/12/07   9.   Americas continued support whether dem or rep 15:00  |  Petra 27/12/07   10.   # 8 Chris I wonder how much Arab oil $$ was spent in vain? 15:07  |  Petra 27/12/07   11.   #2 dear Jane, believe me 15:13  |  Dav 27/12/07   12.   Durson...I doubt that you speak for the Dems either 15:13  |  Lynn 27/12/07   13.   Natallie 15:16  |  Albert Seligman 27/12/07   14.   # 7 Brod....well, Pelosi`s meeting went so well 15:18  |  Lynn 27/12/07   15.   Lynn #14 15:48  |  Brod 27/12/07   16.   Brod??? ....too many independents in the US 17:25  |  Lynn 27/12/07   17.   A Major Difference 20:04  |  Mark of Lewiston 27/12/07   18.   Kennedy is a Liar 20:41  |  J Weiss 27/12/07   19.   # 1 Yep, Fatmah, who cares... 20:46  |  Misha 27/12/07   20.   Dav the Lav 21:22  |  Albert Seligman 27/12/07   21.   Its about Lebanon 00:15  |  David Hoffman 28/12/07   22.   a violent case of paternalism 01:13  |  christoph 28/12/07   23.   Well said... Bashar should not think that the US will treat him.. 01:18  |  Rafa 28/12/07   24.   To Petra (#10) 02:31  |  Morris Valentine 28/12/07   25.   # 24 Morris Valentine Agreed! 13:37  |  Petra 28/12/07   26.   Excuse me. 17:34  |  joebhed 29/12/07

Today Online 2 Israelis killed, one hurt in W. Bank shooting attack Responses: 398 Benn, Rosner: Israel needs a 'Rice bypass road' to White House Responses: 163 PM to Abbas: Israel will not undermine peace efforts Responses: 109 Akiva Eldar: Peace deal must start with prisoner release Responses: 95 IDF kills former PA premier's bodyguard during W. Bank raid Responses: 94 New version of old defense group guards Jewish farmlands Responses: 44 Rosner's Domain Rosner's Mailbox: Why should Ron Paul care about Israel? The blog and the Jews (WTR) An exacerbated tension between Olmert and Rice Poll: The most likely event to happen in 2008 More Headlines 16:11 PA minister vows 'harsh measures' against killers of 2 Israelis 16:05 Official says PA dismantling Al-Aqsa and other militant groups 17:46 Senator sees 'real opportunity' for resuming Syria-Israel talks 13:27 Sarkozy, in Egypt, offers French nuclear assistance to Cairo 17:28 U.S. court overturns award over W. Bank shooting of yeshiva boy 15:36 Close to two thousand pilgrims from Gaza trapped in Egypt 22:03 Some U.S. candidates warn: The real danger is Pakistan, not Iran 16:57 PA arrests three Israelis in Bethlehem, transfers them to Israel 17:16 Bhutto aides accuse gov't of cover-up; militants deny part in killing 10:34 PM announces intention to change building permits Previous Editions Select Day 28 dec 27 dec 26 dec 25 dec 24 dec 23 dec 21 dec 20 dec 19 dec 18 dec 17 dec 16 dec

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