Word: assads
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...Middle East. Peace between Israel and most of its Arab neighbors now seems inevitable. But to be truly stable, the process must include Syria, the hostile power to Israel's north and the de facto ruler of Lebanon. The crucial next decision is up to Syrian President Hafez Assad, who sits brooding in Damascus as the self-proclaimed embodiment of Arab nationalism. Will he join the trend or try to resist...
Israel blames the wave of violence on Iran and the Islamic radical groups it supports. But Assad's laissez-faire attitude toward them, especially Hizballah, the main militant organization based in Lebanon, makes it easier for them to operate. Discussing attacks on Israeli occupation forces in southern Lebanon by Hizballah last week, Rabin noted, "If you ask me if Syria can place limits on Hizballah's activities, I will say yes." But does Syria want to use this power? "My answer is: In a very limited...
...that he'd made an agreement to "some signs of components of peace" with Syria, and Israeli officials said Egypt would join in the efforts to complete the Mideast peace circle. Rabin offered no details and said there were still "huge gaps" between his government and Syrian President Hafez Assad over ending nearly half a century of conflict. On Sunday, Rabin will meet with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who shuttled to Syria last week. Days later, Rabin will confer with Secretary of State Warren Christopher in an attempt to break the deadlock...
Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres said Saturday: "Assad had the possibility to be either first or last (in the peace process). And when he lost the option to be first it seems to me that the option that interests him is to be last...
Secretary of State Warren Christopher headed home today after a week of trying to accelerate the peace process in the Middle East, having failed to jump-start negotiations between Israel and Syria. After a three-hour meeting with Syrian President Hafez Assad, Christopher said the two Mideast countries are still deadlocked over the Golan Heights, which Israel captured in the 1967 Six-Day War. Assad, more vaguely, said he was open to "discuss steps" that might help advance Christoper's aims when the American returns there in early August...