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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United States invites Syria to Peace Party
November 5th, 2007 · No Comments
Tags: United States and Syria · Annapolis Peace Conference · Palestine · Israel
Syria won’t hold anti-Palestinian Authority conference
November 5th, 2007 · No Comments
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 […]
Tags: Palestine · Israel · HAMAS
Palestinian Authority to Syria: Don’t host HAMAS meeting
October 28th, 2007 · No Comments
The Palestinian Authority travelled to Damascus on Sunday to urge Syria not to host a gathering involving Hamas and others opposed to a peace conference with Israel to be held soon in the United States.
“Hosting this meeting in Damascus would deepen Palestinian divisions and harm Arab efforts to overcome the crisis that led to the […]