Israel, offering Golan, waits Syria proposals
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Israel has told Syria it is willing to trade land for peace and is waiting to hear whether President Bashar al-Assad would cut ties with Iran and hostile guerrilla groups in return, Israeli officials said on Friday.
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U.S. politics, a desire to support  Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's disengagement plan and  Palestinian political disarray play into hints U.S. officials  may accept growth within Israeli settlements.
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DAMASCUS  - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said he is ready to reopen negotiations with Israel &quot;without conditions,&quot; visiting UN Middle East envoy Terje Roed-Larsen revealed.
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Syrian President Bashar Assad scrambled Tuesday to clarify his requirements for resuming peace talks with Israel, after an Egyptian official said Syria was ready to restart the stalled negotiations without conditions.
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Israel should take up a Syrian offer to renew peace talks, Israeli President Moshe Katsav said Thursday, rejecting claims by Israeli officials that the gesture is not significant.
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A senior Israeli defense official has threatened Syria on Monday, and accused President Bashar Assad of involvement in terrorism. He, moreover, said that Syria could face pre-emptive strikes against fighters
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Syria is indicating a willingness to resume peace negotiations after more than four years of deadlock.
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PLO chief, Syrian leaders discuss stalled Mideast peace process, ways to coordinate efforts to make peace with Israel. By Nagib Khazzaka - DAMASCUS.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Thursday that he wouldn&#39;t recommend to open negotiations with Syria when terror groups are operating there, Jerusalem Post reported.
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Following reports that Syrian President Bashar el-Assad is genuinely interested in negotiating peace with Israel, without preconditions, Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom is calling on Damascus to take action towards such a move.
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Israeli Premier Ehud Olmert in remarks aired on Tuesday offered Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to begin direct negotiations to make peace in the Middle East, and advised him not to wait for American mediation.
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Israeli president urges his government to carefully examine Assadâs offer to resume peace talks. JERUSALEM - Israeli President Moshe Katsav on Thursday urged the government to put Damascus to the test by
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Israel and Turkey are negotiating a deal worth more than &#36;1 billion for Israel to upgrade Turkish fighter planes and tanks, Israeli military officials said Monday.
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Israel is trying to stop Russia selling missiles to arch-foe Syria, which the Jewish state accuses of backing Hizbollah guerrillas and Palestinian militants, Israeli and Russian media said on Wednesday.
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"I've said several times... that it's time for Israel to make gestures which would show that peace is possible, including ending settlements"  France will have no more contact with Syria until Damascus shows willingness to let Lebanon end its long-running political crisis and find a new president, President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Sunday. via New Straits Times
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Israel examines plans for a new settlement in East Jerusalem, an area considered occupied land.
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A UN spokesman says Syria is willing to resume negotiations with Israel on relative UN Security Council resolutions and land for peace.