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It looks like Syria is trying its best to get the Golan Heights back in the international spotlight-after years of neglect, the government is pouring money back into the region, hoping to lure Syrians back into the region.  The Times of Malta reports on the renewal:
“Under the gaze of an Israeli tank, Syrian bulldozers slice […]

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Dangerous delusion on the Golan
By Aluf Benn 26/04/2007
Story posted from haaretz
“There is a new idea dominating public discourse: Israel will recognize Syrian sovereignty over the Golan Heights and hold the territory under a long-term lease agreement. The towns and military camps will stay in place, with a Syrian flag over them, and in the meantime […]

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Written by David Ignatius, Daily Star, Lebanon, Saturday November 10, 2007
Efraim Halevy, the former head of the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad, titled his memoirs, “Man in the Shadows.” But now that he’s out in the sunlight, the 73-year-old retired spy chief has some surprisingly contrarian things to say about Iran and Syria. The gist of […]

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The U.S. and Israel invited Syria to join them at the Annapolis peace conference, but only if Syria promises not to bring up the issue of the Golan Heights.
The response from Syria was unequivocal-no, thanks.
Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Dardari told the AP that “For Syria to attend any such meeting requires that the Golan Heights […]

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The United States announced on Sunday that Syria is welcome to participate in the peace conference in Annapolis, Maryland, but only if it agrees to focus on Palestinian-Israeli issues, not on the Golan Heights.  Israel, Palestine and the U.S. are planning to meet to re-open the “roadmap to peace”  between the two nations.
Syria and Israel […]

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Nearly eight weeks have passed, and all is remains quiet regarding a Sept. 6 Israeli air strike on a Syrian military facility.  Many players have a lot at stake, including Syria, Israel, the US and North Korea.  Washington Post Deputy Editor Jackson Diehl spells out the diplomatic quandry in his editorial today:
“Now Israeli and U.S. […]

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In response to outside pressure, Syria has forbidden a summit of Palestinian factions that was scheduled to be held in Damascus at the same time as the Annapolis Peace Conference. The factions included members of Hamas and the Islamic Jihad, which opposes the leadership of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Both groups are […]

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Prime Minister Ehud Olmert apologized to Turkey on Sunday for possibly invading Turkish airspace. Mr. Olmert refrained from admitting that it was during a Sept. 6 air strike on a Syrian military site.
Israel has yet to officially admit it carried out the strike. Turkish authorities have complained that Israel dropped fuel tanks on the country […]

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