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Syria has been an unwavering hardliner in its fear and hatred of Israeli "imperialism," its championing of the cause of the Palestinian Arabs, and its indignation over U.S. Middle Eastern policy. But in his interview, Assad showed some "give" here and there. Just a little...
...Damascus last week, Time Inc. Editor-in-Chief Hedley Donovan had a two-hour interview with Syrian President Hafez Assad. It was the first that Assad had ever given to an American journalist. Donovan's report...
...Hafez Assad is not exactly a household name in America. But this 45-year-old air force commander, now President of Syria, has rather suddenly become a factor in world politics. He is waited upon by U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko, and he does his own shuttling to other Arab capitals. His international importance could be short-lived. But at this particular turn in the long torment of the Middle East, there is no question that Assad and Syria have the power to hasten a peace settlement significantly or send everybody back...
...President is a rugged man with a grave and gentle conversational style. There is an utterly calm and somewhat pedantic quality in his harshest comments on Zionism, Israeli aggressiveness and U.S. foreign policy, and these little lectures consumed at least half of the interview. Assad's views on substantive issues...
...Would Assad accept demilitarization of the Golan Heights? This would be "a limitation of our sovereignty over our own land." As "a temporary measure," it might be acceptable if there were demilitarization of an equal zone on the Israeli side of the border...