There are times when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is a riddle wrapped in an enigma when it comes to discussing his ideas concerning peace in the Middle East. After speaking with President Obama, the Israel leader announced he is prepared to open peace talks with Syria without any preconditions. “I said I was ready to […]

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During the past half century a continual complaint on the part of Israel leaders was their inability to find anyone in an Arab government who was serious about engaging in discussions about future peace. Ironically, this complaint is now being uttered by Arab leaders about the nature of Israel’s government. Syrian leader, President Bashar Assad […]

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A few years ago, Pope Benedict XVI was giving a speech and quoted from a medieval text which referred to the Prophet Muhammad as violent. Middle Eastern Muslims are demanding the Pope apologize for the reference and promised not to regard his visit to the Holy Land as a welcome sight. A banner in Nazareth, […]

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After many years of being isolated from the world due to Bush hostility and the ongoing war in Iraq which many American leaders said was partially the result of Syrian aiding forces of insurgency, there is a new sense within the nation of opportunities to enter the broader world of non-violent relations. Turkey has assumed […]

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Syria has told western officials it is prepared to discuss with Israel the resolution of their conflict over the Golan Heights but first wants to be clear as to exactly what piece of geography constitutes the area being discussed. President Bashar al-Assad will not enter into direct negotiations until both sides have clarified what is […]

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Maher Arar was a Canadian citizen who was on his way home when his plane landed at JFK airport in order for him to catch a plane bound for home. Somehow, his name showed up on the computer as the name of a terrorist and he was seized. He was told it was impossible for […]

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Former Turkish Foreign Minister Hikmet Cetin told the Israel newspaper, Haaretz, that peace between Syria and Israel could open the door for resolution of many problems in the Middle East. Even as he spoke, angry mobs in Syria were gathering around the American embassy in Damascus to protest recent military action carried out by US […]

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The Syrian government reacted with fury to the American attack inside its borders which resulted in the death of several people. American military sources insist the raid was necessary in order to kill key leaders of militants who were behind the movement of al-Qaida forces through Syria. Damascus denounced the act as “criminal and terrorist […]

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The Turkish government has been attempting to bring together Syria and Israel las part of the process to achieve peace between the nations. One would assume, given the difficulty in trying to end the Israel-Syrian conflict, the Bush administration would act cautiously in the area in order to facilitate peace, not hamper it. But, George […]

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A Kuwait newspaper, al-Jareida, reported that President Bush gave Palestinian President Abbas a handwritten note to deliver to Bashar Assad, the leader of Syria, in which he offered to push Israel to surrender control of the Golan Heights in exchange for Syria cutting its ties with Iran. Bush apparently wants to achieve some aspect […]

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