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US Entices Syria for Peace with Israel
Israel National News ^ | July 28, 2009 | Avraham Zuroff

Posted on 07/28/2009 12:05:33 AM PDT by Avi Kane

The United States has told Syria that it will reduce trade restrictions towards Damascus, which were imposed five years ago for supporting organized terror against Israel. Washington has confirmed that U.S. President Barack Obama has sent letters to Arab heads of state to push them for confidence-building measures towards Israel.

Syria and Israel are officially at war. Negotiations between the two countries have been mediated by Turkey throughout the years. However, at the crux of the dispute is the final status of the Golan, which Israel conquered in 1967 after it was attacked by Syria.

White House press secretary Robert Gibbs told reporters Monday that Obama alluded to some of these steps in his Cairo speech. “The President has called on all sides to take steps to create a climate for the resumption and the conclusion of negotiations towards a two-state solution. So I don't think this is anything extraordinary,” Gibbs said.

(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bhomiddleeast; hamas; israel; syria; terror
The White House press secretary doesn't think that the American move is "extraordinary." What's in it for Israel for the US gesture towards Syria, which backs organized terror?
1 posted on 07/28/2009 12:05:34 AM PDT by Avi Kane
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To: Avi Kane

Typical Dumocrat thinking. Just Bribe the Jihadist, then they’ll plan nice. Fools taking America down a very dangerous road. I truely believe if we were attacked...Zero would do absolutely nothing.


2 posted on 07/28/2009 2:36:45 AM PDT by Marty62
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To: Avi Kane
Worst foreign policy eva!
3 posted on 07/28/2009 3:55:51 AM PDT by Cheap_Hessian
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To: dennisw; Cachelot; Nix 2; veronica; Catspaw; knighthawk; Alouette; Optimist; weikel; Lent; GregB; ..
Middle East and terrorism, occasional political and Jewish issues Ping List. High Volume

If you’d like to be on or off, please FR mail me.

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4 posted on 07/28/2009 5:49:10 AM PDT by SJackson (the number-one job facing the middle class...a three-letter word: jobs. J-O-B-S. Jobs)
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To: AdmSmith; Berosus; bigheadfred; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; ...

the Muzzie mobster’s in charge.

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5 posted on 07/28/2009 6:35:50 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/__Since Jan 3, 2004__Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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To: Avi Kane

The new US — making friends with tyrants and supporting terrorists the world over.

Hope and change.


6 posted on 07/28/2009 9:06:15 AM PDT by dervish (I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself)
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To: Avi Kane
"at the crux of the dispute is the final status of the Golan"

O didn't you get the memo? The Golan status was finalized when Israel captured it after years of being attacked from its Heights. Never again. The Golan has unmatched strategic importance.


7 posted on 07/28/2009 9:18:40 AM PDT by dervish (I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself)
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To: Avi Kane

8 posted on 07/28/2009 9:19:48 AM PDT by dervish (I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself)
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To: dervish

Syria, armed by Russia, intent on stealing the Golan from Israel is not a partner for peace....
Obama is not friend of Israel’s as we know....


9 posted on 07/28/2009 6:10:03 PM PDT by JaneNC (I)
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