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...suggest a meeting with President Assad...
...President Sadat of Egypt made a historic breakthrough in 1977 when he put an end to war and convinced both Egyptians and Israelis that he was ready to make peace. He broke down the walls of suspicion and prejudice. Today President Assad is not ready to do 2% of what Sadat did to convince Israel that he is ready to take unexpected or unusual steps to achieve peace. I said that I do not believe we can achieve peace without a meeting between the top political leaders of the two countries, because peace by correspondence has no meaning...
...Many Arabs feel Sadat sacrificed his life by visiting Jerusalem and defying the rest of the Arab world. Is there another gesture Assad could make to prove his sincerity...
...Assad came to Jerusalem prepared to sign a peace treaty, would that change your position on the Golan...
...Assad. You don't represent Assad, and you are not Prime Minister of Israel. Unfortunately, the Syrian position as it was expressed by Foreign Minister Farouk Shara -- "total withdrawal for total peace" -- is not very clear. I don't know what total peace is. I do know what total withdrawal is. It is not limited to Syria and Israel. It also concerns the West Bank and the Gaza Strip...