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Why Israel Must Seek Peace Of Reconciliation With Syria

January 9, 2000

Syria's reluctance to offer Israel immediate peace of reconciliation in exchange for full withdrawal is one of the stumbling blocks that has impeded progress in the current negotiations. Indeed, from the Israeli vantage point, only a warm peace of reconciliation, in which the Israeli and the Syrian people develop vested interests, can endure.

Although the Golan is perceived to be critical to Israel's national security, the issue for most Isr...

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The U.S.: Indispensable To Israeli-Syrian Peace

January 2, 2000

As the United States dispatches troops to Kosovo to keep the peace, it may soon have to answer yet another call to play a direct role in finding a solution to the Israeli-Syrian conflict. American troops along with other security arrangements will be needed...

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The Case For Trading The Golan For Peace

December 19, 1999

There may be a first real opportunity in 50 years for Israel and Syria to make peace. But this historic opportunity could be lost because of fierce resistance to a full withdrawal from the Golan Heights led by the Israeli opposition parties and parties with...

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The United States Must Seek A Solution To The Kurdish Plight

September 27, 1999

The United States should develop a long-term strategy to solve the overall Kurdish problem not only because it is the right thing to do, but also to prevent an otherwise inevitable Middle East ethnic explosion.

The capture and sentencing of Abdullah Oca...

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Containing Iran Undermines Our Interests

August 30, 1999

Much has changed since the Iran revolution in 1979, but we have failed to change with time. Continuing our policy of containment and sanctions against Iran, not only undermines our strategic interests in the Gulf, it strains our relationship with our allies...

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Inspections Rather Than Maintaining Sanctions

August 21, 1999

Economic sanctions against Iraq are no longer working. It is time for the United States to agree to replace them with a new strategy that will rid Iraq of Saddam Hussein, alleviate the suffering of the Iraqi people, and bolster our strategic interests in t...

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Peace Depends On Israel Returning Golan to Syria

October 1, 1996

Regardless of what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu believes, or how he may perceive the requirements for peace with Syria, there will be no peace unless the Golan Heights are returned to the Syrians.

Syrian President Hafez al-Assad insis...

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Why It's Time for a New Policy on Iran

February 27, 1996

The United States policy of containing Iran has run its course. Given the geopolitical changes that have swept the Middle East since the Gulf war, continuing on that course would not only destabilize our allies, but undermine our strategic interests in t...

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Next Up: A Handshake between Shimon Peres and Hafez Al-Assad

November 22, 1995

Acting Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres was correct when he said his Labor Party would be making a grave mistake if it stalled on peace talks with Syria while campaigning in the national elections. Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa responded in...

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Images of Reconciliation

November 21, 1995

Acting Prime Minister Peres was correct when he said Labor would be making a grave mistake in stalling peace talks with Syria while campaigning in the elections. Syria's Foreign Minister Shara responded in kind, stating that "Syria is ready for ...

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