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Olmert aides: Israel and Syria may hold direct talks soon
By Barak Ravid and Yoav Stern, Haaretz Correspondents and News Agencies
Tags: Israel, Bashar Assad, Syria

Israel and Syria will soon be able to hold direct talks, according to aides of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert involved in the two countries' indirect negotiations.

Shalom Turgeman, Olmert's chief diplomatic aide, told foreign diplomats that talks which have so far been conducted via Turkish mediation may soon move to the next stage.

Turgeman said he does not believe the talks will be affected by the latest corruption investigation against Olmert, who is suspected of having illicitly received hundreds of thousands of dollars from a Jewish American millionaire.
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Israel and Syria announced last month that they were resuming negotiations using Turkish mediators. Turgeman and another Olmert adviser, Yoram Turbowicz, have taken part in a number of meetings in Istanbul over moving the negotiations forward, but no progress has been announced. Talks in Turkey may resume at the end of the week.

On Saturday, French President Nicolas Sarkozy met with U.S. President George W. Bush in the United States and discussed the Israel-Syria talks. Sarkozy told reporters after the meeting that Syria must distance itself from Iran and its nuclear ambitions.

Syria: We'll get the Golan back with or without peace

Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Fayssal Mekdad said on Saturday that Syria has the "non-peaceful" means to retrieve the Golan Heights - which Israel captured from Syria during the 1967 Six-Day War - should peace talks with Israel fail to achieve that goal.

Mekdad, a former Syrian ambassador to the United Nations, told the Jordanian newspaper Ad-Dustour that Israelis living in the Golan Heights, whom he termed "settlers," must know that Syria would "defend its land within minutes."

Mekdad also reiterated to Israelis living in the area that the Golan is Syrian territory and that they are "forbidden from raising children there, because it is not their place and they will not be able to reside there."

He then asked rhetorically, "What is preferable - liberating the Golan through peace and without bloodshed or liberating the land through war? We are not afraid of launching a peace process with Israel."

Mekdad's comments come one day after Syrian President Bashar Assad said in an interview published Friday by The Hindu that Damascus suspects Israel decided to return to negotiations after an eight-year hiatus as a result its failings in the Second Lebanon War and the realization that it could not live securely among its neighbors without peace.

"The Israelis used to think that with time they were going to be stronger and any opposition to their policies would be weaker, but actually what happened was the opposite," Assad told the Indian newspaper. "Now, the Israelis learned that without peace they cannot live safely and Israel cannot be safe."

"I think this is true especially after the war on Lebanon and because of the result of that war inside the Israeli society; this is the main incentive for the Israelis to move toward peace," he added.

Assad also said that Israel never asked Syria to cuts its relations with Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran as a pre-condition for peace negotiations.

When asked by The Hindu what the Syrian response was to such a request, Assad said: "Nobody asked us to do this. The Israelis have been talking about negotiations without pre-conditions. So, they cannot ask for conditions for the negotiations, and they have not asked either."

"Iran does not interfere in Syrian issues," Assad told The Hindu. "They support the Syrian cause whether we are happy or they are happy, and that's why the relations between Syria and Iran are very strong."

Israel and Syria announced last month that they had agreed to hold indirect peace talks through Turkish mediation. At the heart of the negotiations is the return by Israel to Syria of the Golan Heights, a strategic plateau captured by Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War.

In the interview with The Hindu, Assad reiterated the Syrian demand that Israel return the Golan Heights in exchange for peace.

When asked what Syria could give Israel in return, Assad said: "We [Syria] don't have something to give but we have something to achieve together, which is peace... It is something we achieve together, but Israel has the land and should give it back."

In the interview, Assad refuted claims that a Syrian facility bombed by Israel in September was allegedly being used for nuclear development under the guidance of North Korea.

Assad said the story "was fabricated 100 percent," adding: "How could it be nuclear, where are the radiations, where are the protections of this facility? How can you build such a facility under the daily watch of satellites?"

The Syrian president responded affirmatively to the question of whether the U.S. was trying to create an atmosphere of suspicion against Damascus.

"This is the image of this [U.S.] administration; everybody in the world still remembers what happened in Iraq when they had all that evidence, but then it was proved that everything was fabricated; even Colin Powel confessed in an interview that he was not truthful, and we all know the same, and most of the countries know about the problem between Syria and the U.S., and they always try to find traps for Syria. This is reality."

French FM Kouchner says 'not amused' by Assad visit to Paris

Meanwhile, France's foreign minister said Friday he was uncomfortable the
president of Syria has been invited to Paris's Bastille Day parade, even
though such visits are necessary to keep dialogue open.

"I'm not especially amused by Syrian President Bashar Assad's visit," Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said on Europe-1 radio. But he said Syria has made progress by resuming peace talks with Israel.

"The visit doesn't leave me totally at ease, but this is what we have to do or else we'll maintain a state of tensions, difficulties and probably
confrontations," Kouchner said.

Assad has been invited to France in July along with other leaders of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, including Israel, to discuss President Nicolas Sarkozy's plan for a union of Mediterranean countries.

While they are in France, they have also been invited to attend the July 14 Bastille Day parade.

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      1.   IF ONLY ISRAEL KNEW 12:05  |  VIPER 13/06/08
      2.   Actually,like other Israeli PM`s,Olmert wanted his shot at glory 12:11  |  Sam 13/06/08
      3.   Yes. Either PEACE, or the Golan. Whichever. 12:14  |  S 13/06/08
      4.   Giving away the Golan can only lead to a catastrophe! 12:24  |  Jean Van Daem 13/06/08
      5.   IRAN IS THE KEY, NOT THE US 12:45  |  indrajaya 13/06/08
      6.   Middle Eastern Diplomacy. Riddles & Spin. 13:08  |  Stephen. 13/06/08
      7.   Indrajaya 13:32  |  ATLAS 13/06/08
      8.   # 1 Will you give a part of Australia? 13:42  |  CM 13/06/08
      9.   to Indrayaya 13:53  |  Harry 13/06/08
      10.   Jean Van Daem #4 14:12  |  warmongers anon 13/06/08
      11.   Who owns the land 14:41  |  Seyi 13/06/08
      12.   5.Indrajaya,agreed that Iran is the key but whether the one 14:48  |  lakshmi 13/06/08
      13.   Assad, Israel is still suffering from shock and awe 14:50  |  Mark B. 13/06/08
      14.   criminaly insane gangster,ready to dismantle israel 14:52  |  chaim 13/06/08
      15.   You must keep the Golan, you cannot trust Syria 15:16  |  The Equalizer 13/06/08
      16.   Olmert 15:17  |  K 13/06/08
      17.   ASSAD; WHAT A BOZO! 15:42  |  Akiva P 13/06/08
      18.   # 1 - Vipers bite themselves 15:49  |  Guido 13/06/08
      19.   Safety is NEVER achieved via the surrender of Land 16:45  |  Linda Rivera 13/06/08
      20.   In all of history No Nation has Ever Returned Land to those 16:51  |  Linda Rivera 13/06/08
      21.   To Indrajaya and Lakshmi keep dreaming 16:59  |  Abu Yusuf 13/06/08
      22.   Peace for Safety 17:06  |  Dr. David Feigenbaum 13/06/08
      23.   Mark B.: also for the Palestinians 17:36  |  Jewboy 13/06/08
      24.   Syria has learned it can have it BOT WAYS: "peace" and Terror. 17:37  |  Fortuna Benmayor 13/06/08
      25.   Olmert understands things very sloooowly (and he ain`t there yet) 17:46  |  Tosefta 13/06/08
      26.   #1 Military "expert" Viper 17:47  |  DesMnsDave 13/06/08
      27.   Safety from Arab Extortionists, Kidnappers and Murders 17:49  |  Avi 13/06/08
      28.   #13 Not for keeps? Says Who? 17:53  |  DesMnsDave 13/06/08
      29.   The Golan: Is the price worth it? 17:54  |  Jewboy 13/06/08
      30.   Viper: Your Full of Baloney 17:57  |  Brad 13/06/08
      31.   Syria Must Release IDF soldiers Fieldman , Bauman & Catz 18:51  |  Joseph.E 13/06/08
      32.   Assad is right 19:09  |  Palestinian in UK 13/06/08
      33.   There is no security without peace 19:50  |  The Boss 13/06/08
      34.   assad is wrong Israel does not want peace it wants 20:01  |  American in NY 13/06/08
      35.   Assad: Israel has learned it needs peace for safety 20:16  |  Julian 13/06/08
      36.   look who s talking 20:25  |  tom 13/06/08
      37.   Israel is Lucky now that Jews are runing France 20:34  |  Israel 13/06/08
      38.   Arabs(Pals) are also learning.. 21:07  |  judith 13/06/08
      39.   Israel - This Is What You Get 22:29  |  Tod Zuckerman 13/06/08
      40.   The Only Thing Israel Has Learned Is Kadima Must Go, 23:11  |  Dish It Out 13/06/08
      41.   Tod Zuckerman - APPEASERS EVERYWHERE! 23:47  |  Dick Hertz 13/06/08
      42.   @34, american in NY aka mahmud 01:01  |  vladimir 14/06/08
      43.   Openly false! 01:18  |  Webster 14/06/08
      44.   Stolen land? 01:35  |  Reuven 14/06/08
      45.   Israel should STFU & GTFO Syrian land that Israel STOLE 02:16  |  POP 14/06/08
      46.   #CM. It`s too late, the Zionist founding fathers refused... 02:37  |  Maureen Ann 14/06/08
      47.   #18, GUIDO and his illogical assumptions 05:25  |  VIPER 14/06/08
      48.   POOP! 05:38  |  Avi 14/06/08
      49.   Wow, what a deep analysis. But have you learned anything? 07:08  |  Dan 14/06/08
      50.   assad`s head 07:18  |  Ms Siamese 14/06/08
      51.   Syria`s relations with Hamas Hezbollah and Iran 09:19  |  austeen 14/06/08
      52.   assad - the MOUSE who thinks he ROARS 10:09  |  CK Tan 14/06/08
      53.   #1 viper`s tiny BRAIN tries but OVERDOSES on ELEPHANT-SIZED ideas 10:11  |  CK Tan 14/06/08
      54.   #46 maureen - It is Israel who is LUCKY 10:14  |  CK Tan 14/06/08
      55.   #45 pop FIZZLES even before he can FINISH his LIE 10:15  |  CK Tan 14/06/08
      56.   Assad Has It Backwards 11:14  |  B`Galil 14/06/08
      57.   Israel gives up Golan and gets.... 11:37  |  guy 14/06/08
      58.   Is Olmer listening? 12:06  |  Jim 14/06/08
      59.   #39 Dish It Out 12:15  |  Jim 14/06/08
      60.   #56 B`Galil No peace, no security 12:24  |  Jim 14/06/08
      61.   The Assad 16:46  |  Like a Lion 14/06/08
      62.   With oil at 140$, Iran can be very helpful to recover the Golan 16:50  |  Aounist 14/06/08
      63.   Sounds of another 80 Syrian jets falling from the skys? 16:58  |  Butch 14/06/08
      64.   Never to be given away! 17:00  |  georges 14/06/08
      65.   Syria will retrieve Golan even without peace 17:09  |  Oleg 14/06/08
      66.   Assad 17:14  |  Oleg 14/06/08
      67.   Do not miscalculate. 17:19  |  Vital 14/06/08
      68.   The last they "liberated" anything -they moved to 17:33  |  Sal 14/06/08
      69.   NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! 17:36  |  Toppi Edelstam 14/06/08
      70.   Syrian regime and Iran are natural allies 17:53  |  Margaret Connel 14/06/08
      71.   Syria does the threatening and Israels the agressor 17:54  |  peter 14/06/08
      72.   does israel realise..? 17:56  |  ravi 14/06/08
      73.   Israel 60 years on. 18:03  |  David Nigel Braham 14/06/08
      74.   The demand of Assad to receive the Golan is the proof it is... 18:05  |  Jean Van Daem 14/06/08
      75.   Golan negotiations 18:10  |  Axel 14/06/08
      76.   giving back the Golan 18:17  |  Poppy 14/06/08
      77.   Israel Wake Up Here Is Syria`s Trus Intentions 18:21  |  Dish Iit Out 14/06/08
      78.   We`re Still Waiting, DFM Fayssal Mekdad 18:23  |  Jeff Northridge 14/06/08
      79.   question for indrajaya 18:24  |  Joseph 14/06/08
      80.   Golan 18:28  |  Naim S. Mahlab 14/06/08
      81.   Assad, getting stroppy 18:30  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 14/06/08
      82.   Real Intentions of Israel`s Neighbours 18:43  |  Robert Fattal 14/06/08
      83.   Golan and Syria 18:48  |  Roland Nilsson 14/06/08
      84.   Expect a war in 2009 18:53  |  Tosefta 14/06/08
      85.   The Golan now is the subject and what next? 19:03  |  Expert 14/06/08
      86.   Comments show a lot of anger and remorse yet 19:04  |  Argie 14/06/08
      87.   no preconditions 19:23  |  Gilles 14/06/08
      88.   Bring Bibi, Lieberman, and all the hardliners back ASAP 19:26  |  Shepherd 14/06/08
      89.   Peace and prosperity 19:49  |  Alistaire Gill 14/06/08
      90.   To Geneve: You Are Grossly Mistaken 19:51  |  Dave Levy 14/06/08
      91.   Assad dancing at several weddings 19:53  |  Tzf 14/06/08
      92.   Future War with Syria: With or without the Golan 19:59  |  Realist 14/06/08
      93.   To Chaim: Let`s Be Honest About Olmert 19:59  |  Dave Levy 14/06/08
      94.   #72...HI shepherd..Dream On... 20:01  |  Mohammed 14/06/08
      95.   To Shepard: Israel Is The Laughing Fool in the M.E. 20:08  |  Dave Levy 14/06/08
      96.   To Jeff Northridge: You Will Get a Whuppin Big Time 20:14  |  Dave Levy 14/06/08
      97.   To # 16 K - To Answer How OLMERT became a Leader 20:27  |  Dagma 14/06/08
      98.   Maybe... 20:37  |  Esther 14/06/08
      99.   To Viper 20:37  |  Bruce Rubin 14/06/08
      100.   Bashar Assad 20:41  |  Bruce Rubin 14/06/08
      101.   Tosefta # 70 Twisted History 20:47  |  Jeff Northridge 14/06/08
      102.   Assad Is Signaling To His Political Dhimmis : The Israeli Left 20:54  |  Joseph.E 14/06/08
      103.   The Golan Hights Historical Rights and Legitimacy 20:57  |  Dolly 14/06/08
      104.   Tod #39 Enough criticism 21:10  |  Stanley 14/06/08
      105.   Mark B is a little forgetful... a la 1973 21:11  |  Joe Sittizen 14/06/08
      106.   stolen land 21:40  |  Hilda 14/06/08
      107.   Hey tough guy, why don`t you try? 21:44  |  Dan 14/06/08
      108.   Um, er, no you won`t. 21:48  |  Mark 14/06/08
      109.   CM # 8 compensation for what? Lose of what? 21:53  |  American in NY 14/06/08
      110.   to Assad of Syria 22:14  |  MR 14/06/08
      111.   # 84. Dave Levy, the ardent Zionist..??? 22:23  |  Stephen. 14/06/08
      112.   To Robert Fattal: You Are Soooo Right 22:23  |  Dave Levy 14/06/08
      113.   To Expert: CHANGE Won`t Happen Any Time Soon 22:29  |  Dave Levy 14/06/08
      114.   Was it just a "freak accident" this land was captured in 6 days? 22:33  |  I don`t think so. 14/06/08
      115.   No Sane Israeli Will Give Up Golan..Ever 22:37  |  Jane 14/06/08
      116.   Yea, right, 35 years and counting... 22:44  |  David P. 14/06/08
      117.   #13 Mark B. 4 terrorists 22:49  |  Pastor Joseph 14/06/08
      118.   @61, rov, syria lost 101 jets for 0 israeli in 82 22:57  |  vladimir 14/06/08
      119.   Israel own`s the Golan 23:13  |  Gee 14/06/08
      120.   Nobody is answering the phone in Jerusalem. 23:15  |  Stephen. 14/06/08
      121.   Remember BONIE and CLYDE they die for it 23:17  |  tea man 14/06/08
      122.   religious landmarks 23:18  |  noor 14/06/08
      123.   to jane 23:19  |  noor 14/06/08
      124.   Is Assad fond of Damascus? 23:33  |  Baruch Gold 14/06/08
      125.   Dolly is there any part of Ireland belong to jews 23:36  |  Labhras 14/06/08
      126.   Labhras, I don`t remember your protesting 00:21  |  Bob 15/06/08
      127.   Just imagine the `peace` of mind 00:21  |  Harold 15/06/08
      128.   Tosefta 00:24  |  Ramius 15/06/08
      129.   Conas Labhras 00:48  |  Ramius 15/06/08
      130.   Assad can bark but he cannot bite 00:50  |  Bob 15/06/08
      131.   #1, you got it backwards 01:04  |  Michael 15/06/08
      132.   Still making up "facts"? (Jeff Northridge #101) 01:13  |  Tosefta 15/06/08
      133.   #126 Bob In New York trying to bend facts 01:23  |  Labhras 15/06/08
      134.   Assad is right and addresses the right message! 01:40  |  Dutch Dirk 15/06/08
      135.   Viper #1 -- in a desert region, water is a security issue 01:48  |  bbl 15/06/08
      136.   Labhras #125 A simple no 01:51  |  Gee 15/06/08
      137.   Michael #131 Your history is off 01:56  |  Gee 15/06/08
      138.   Tosefta #132 making up facts 01:59  |  Gee 15/06/08
      139.   Small man with a big mouth 02:06  |  SDHD 15/06/08
      140.   Jeff and Tosefta 02:08  |  Ramius 15/06/08
      141.   Syria just signed it`s death treaty 02:16  |  Joey 15/06/08
      142.   get back 02:19  |  Shmuelshachor 15/06/08
      143.   One more point about all this infantile war talk 03:08  |  Ramius 15/06/08
      144.   The only way to peace for the world...pt 1 03:36  |  kiwi girl 15/06/08
      145.   #136 Gee 03:37  |  Labhras 15/06/08
      146.   Article by Gilad Atzmon....pt 2 03:41  |  kiwi girl 15/06/08
      147.   #CK Tan. Substitute "Zionist" supremacy... 03:43  |  Maureen Ann 15/06/08
      148.   #CK Tan of Singapore. 03:47  |  Maureen Ann 15/06/08
      149.   funny but the paid contributors, durson etc. are in the guardian 03:52  |  hal tripp 15/06/08
      150.   answer to #1 03:57  |  Beit David 15/06/08
      151.   What can be acheaved through war? 04:27  |  Expert 15/06/08
      152.   # 1 leson from the book, didn`t you read it 04:36  |  Abu Yusuf 15/06/08
      153.   IS THIS A THREAT 04:54  |  TOBIA 15/06/08
      154.   Empty Threats from the The Iranian Puppet 05:01  |  Barry 15/06/08
      155.   doubters 06:59  |  sam 15/06/08
      156.   The people of Israel are against giving away the Golan. 07:11  |  Jean Van Daem 15/06/08
      157.   Our pro-active PM...!! 07:38  |  Esther 15/06/08
      158.   Direct Talks soon? NOT WITH OLLMERT.... 07:51  |  Natasha 15/06/08
      159.   ASSAD MUST APOLOGISE AND BEG FOR FORGIVENESS 08:46  |  MJ 15/06/08
      160.   Direct talks with Syria = another Olmert self-serving JOKE. 10:11  |  S 15/06/08
      161.   labhras 12:28  |  MaryKate 15/06/08
      162.   IT ISN`T GOOD FOR BUSINESS 14:00  |  indrajaya 15/06/08
      163.   # Mary Kate from ????? 14:12  |  Labhras 15/06/08
      164.   Questions.... 15:14  |  Beitcafe 15/06/08
      165.   Where are all the posts? 15:27  |  Yoav Stern 15/06/08
      166.   #103 Dolly needs to read the Mandate text..... 16:00  |  Johnboy 15/06/08
      167.   #138 Gee; on Space Station 7 - Wow (re Jeff N) 16:25  |  Tosefta 15/06/08
      168.   Labhras, 16:57  |  MaryKate 15/06/08
      169.   Marykate #168 17:50  |  Labhras 15/06/08
      170.   #133 Labhras, you are amusing 18:59  |  Bob 15/06/08
      171.   Labhras #169 19:08  |  AC2 15/06/08
      172.   #171 AC2 20:10  |  Labhras 15/06/08
      173.   Tosefta re # 167 lots of laughs on that 20:24  |  an observer 15/06/08
      174.   MERT BEGS ASSAD/ABBAS USING PIECE WHILE BUSH PLEADS WITH REST OF 23:55  |  glenna 15/06/08
      175.   Try again... 00:50  |  Gray 16/06/08
      176.   Olmert`s last trick : Direct talks soon with Syria. 01:46  |  Akram Zekaria 16/06/08
      177.   KIWI GIRL He is a Chemistry teacher and his"work"is lies &garbage 05:17  |  PETER SM 16/06/08
      178.   Mr. Olmert, where shall we go? 05:18  |  RW 16/06/08
      179.   VIPER.Why do you think they are talking if nothing moves 05:23  |  PETER SM 16/06/08
      180.   Tosefta learns his "history" from Wikipedia 08:12  |  Anti-Tosefta 16/06/08
      181.   #141 Conquered by whom, Joey? 10:52  |  Johnboy 16/06/08
      182.   Indrajaya-Another muslim moron 19:29  |  Donald A. Rosenberg, 16/06/08
      183.   Idiotic Israeli Govt - They Actually Want to Give Assad the Golan 22:21  |  Tod Zuckerman 16/06/08
      184.   Beitcafe # 164 Questions answwered 16:17  |  American in NY 17/06/08
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