Syria Israel Talks

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...

Syria's Assad Praises Obama, Asks For Meeting

AP | Posted 04.18.2009 | World


ROME — Syrian President Bashar Assad has expressed worry over what he sees as Israeli society's turn to the right, according to a newspaper inte...

Iran: Strategy and Tactics

Richard Klass | Posted 03.04.2009 | Politics


Richard Klass

Iraq, Israel-Syria talks, Gaza and Lebanon all affect and are affected by the US-Iran imbroglio. The Middle East is one of the most interwoven political webs on the globe.

Israeli-Syrian Negotiations: The Need For A Bold Move

Alon Ben-Meir | Posted 07.19.2008 | Politics


Alon Ben-Meir

Despite the White House statements indicating that the US will not participate in talks with Syria, reaching an agreement between Israel and Syria will have a dramatically positive ripple effect throughout the Middle East.

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...