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...other peace track is supposed to be with Syria, but here too Netanyahu has thrown up daunting obstacles. Forget land for peace, he says: Damascus can have peace for peace. Labor and the U.S. have operated on the principle that Syrian President Hafez Assad wants above all to regain the Golan Heights taken by Israel in 1967. But Labor's offer to hand back the territory if sufficient security arrangements could be worked out was not enough to tempt Assad into giving Israel the full, open peace it demanded in return. Netanyahu thinks Assad might be persuaded to stop harboring...
...peace deal might actually satisfy both Assad and Netanyahu, it would not suit Clinton at all. His Administration has devoted tremendous time and effort to brokering an Israeli-Syrian treaty. In Washington's view, it is an essential step in permanently unwinding the tensions of the region--not to mention an opportunity to demonstrate Clinton's credentials as a statesman in an election year. Now the State Department rules out reviving negotiations at least until after the U.S. vote...
...Israeli-Arab vote, it means Netanyahu received 55.5% of the Jewish vote. It's like a landslide--not a close vote at all. For me, the real question is whether the momentum toward the establishment of a Palestinian state and Israeli withdrawal from the Golan Heights in exchange for Assad's paper agreement can be entirely stopped. My guess...
...from those who had prevailed. Hitherto the U.S., Israel and the Arab parties were in agreement that it is necessary to "complete the circle of peace" by bringing in Syria and Lebanon and completing the Oslo accords. Netanyahu's analysis is that the Golan is not so important for Assad; much more important for Assad is establishing good working relations with the U.S. and legitimizing his position in Lebanon. Netanyahu believes the U.S. should tell Assad, "You make peace with Israel, we normalize relations with you, we'll take you off the states-supporting-terrorism list, we will cooperate, invest...
...terms with the election of Benjamin Netanyahu as the next prime minister of Israel, they have begun mapping out their strategies on dealing with what may prove to be a much tougher Israeli government. After meeting with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Damascus on Monday, Syrian President Hafez Assad told reporters that he will not commit to peace talks with Israel until he learns more about the positions of Israel's new prime minister. "We have to be fully alert and on guard," said the Syrian president. Other Arab leaders are expressing similar misgivings. Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat...