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US Syria Sanctions To Be Eased 'Case-By-Case'

New York Times | Posted 08.28.2009 | World


The Obama administration said Tuesday that it would take new steps to ease American sanctions against Syria on a case-by-case basis, the latest sign o...

No Golan Heights Pullout For Syria Peace: Netanyahu Aide

AP | MATTI FRIEDMAN | Posted 08.10.2009 | World


JERUSALEM — Israel will not withdraw from the entire Golan Heights in return for a peace deal with Syria, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's to...

Disaster Tourism at the Edge of the Golan Heights

Freddy Deknatel | Posted 06.06.2009 | World


Freddy Deknatel

Today the curious traveler can get a government tour after securing an easy permit in Damascus. It is perhaps the best and most disturbing example of disaster tourism in the Middle East.

Sy Hersh: Syria Still Wants Peace With Israel, Despite Gaza Operation

The New Yorker | Seymour M. Hersh | Posted 05.01.2009 | World


When the Israelis' controversial twenty-two-day military campaign in Gaza ended, on January 18th, it also seemed to end the promising peace talks betw...

Seth Colter Walls

Former NSC Official: Israel Ignored Bush's Knesset Speech

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 05.29.2008 | Politics


According to 29-year CIA veteran and former NSC official Bruce Riedel, Wednesday's announcement of joint peace negotiations between Israel and Syria r...

Syria, Israel Announce Search For 'Comprehensive Peace'

McClatchy | Dion Nissenbaum | Posted 05.29.2008 | Politics


After eight years of stalemate and periodic tension, Israel and Syria announced Wednesday that they have launched "serious and continuous" indirect pe...