Foreign policy
On the Road to Damascus
According to reliable reports, Israel and Syria have publicly acknowledged that they have been holding talks using Turkish mediation. The negotiations could lead to a peace agreement between the two countries, involving Israeli withdrawal from the Golan Heights. I reported last year about these efforts by Turkey to promote Israeli-Syrian peace and the opposition to […]
According to reliable reports, Israel and Syria have publicly acknowledged that they have been holding talks using Turkish mediation. The negotiations could lead to a peace agreement between the two countries, involving Israeli withdrawal from the Golan Heights. I reported last year about these efforts by Turkey to promote Israeli-Syrian peace and the opposition to such moves by the Bush Administration. I also published a long policy analysis promoting a U.S. dipomatic opening to Damascus that could create incentives for the Syrians to end their ad-hoc partnership — not an alliance — with Iran. Facing the mess in Lebanon, the Bushies have finally bought into the idea. Better late than never.
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