| Submit your comments on this article |
| Syria-Lebanon-Iran |
| Defense sources: Syria arming Hezbollah, despite Israel talks |
| 2008-06-05 |
| Syria is continuing to supply the Lebanon-based Hezbollah organization with large amounts of weapons, missiles and rockets even as it conducts indirect negotiations with Israel, defense officials in Jerusalem told Army Radio on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Syrian President Bashar Assad said Monday in a series of interviews that resumed peace talks with Israel hinge on the current cabinet remaining in power in Jerusalem. In interviews he gave to newspaper editors in the United Arab Emirates, Assad said: "The success of the talks depend on the Israeli side and is tied to the Israeli government's ability and how stable it is." According to one report, Assad said direct talks would begin only next year, though Syria is not opposed in principle. "We explained our vision for peace, and we are waiting for the Israeli response. However, our previous attempt to negotiate with Israel was not encouraging, and what we are doing now is to verify that Israel is ready for peace," he said. Defense Minister Ehud Barak referred to the indirect talks with Syria while touring the northern border Tuesday. "With the Syrians, feelers are being put out to check whether there is a possibility of opening direct negotiations and discussing in that framework all of the topics about which we will have to make tough decisions and make concessions, but it cuts both ways. These will be tough decisions from Assad's perspective and also ours," Barak said. Referring to Syria's "intimate" cooperation with Hezbollah, including helping to arm it," Barak said "the supreme responsibility in our view falls on Hezbollah, on the one hand, and Syria and Iran, on the other." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 ION WAFF.com Thread > SYRIA WANTS [peaceful]NUCLEAR ENERGY UNDER ARAB UMBRELLA, in coordination wid other Arab-Muslim nations whom also will go nuclear = dev indigenous nucenergy. Also from WAFF > RIAN article > DUE TO UKRAINE PRESSURE/CRITICISM, RUSSIA MAY RELOCATE BLACK SEA FLEET [enlarged - to 100 ships] TO SYRIA??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-06-05 20:54 |
| #3 The Mushroom farm of Dimona is a great comfort to me. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2008-06-05 07:06 |
| #2 Damascus should have been the target years ago when they allowed terrorists to move through their territory with men and supplies to attack our troops. Damascus needs a big wack for a lot of dirty nefarious deeds. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2008-06-05 03:32 |
| #1 Gee, maybe in the next war the real target should be Damascus, not Bekaa. |
| Posted by: ed 2008-06-05 01:33 |