Bitterlemons International Middle East Roundtable: May 1, 2008, Syria and Israel

Published: May 1, 2008, 8:44 pm

bitterlemons-international.org Middle East RoundtableEdition 17 Volume 6 - May 01, 2008Syria and Israel The challenges of normalization - Mahdi Abdul Hadi Bashar al-Assad could soon be as recognizable to the residents of Tel Aviv as the tame Mahmoud Abbas. Faking it - Rime Allaf The sudden emergence of peace talk rumors is confusing. New factors both resurrecting and stalling "secret talks" - Riad Kahwaji Damascus could either gain back the Golan or find itself in the crossfire between the Iran-Hizballah axis and almost everyone else. Syria looking for tangible reward - Waleed Sadi It seems that Barak now realizes that aborting the peace deal that was in the making under the auspices of Clinton was a major strategic error. The fear of war, the hope for peace - Eyal Zisser If peace negotiations are not resumed, Israeli-Syrian relations are not likely to go anywhere constructive. The challenges of normalization Mahdi

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