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Israel won't consider deal with Syria over Golan Heights
 (Xinhua) -- Israeli President Shimon Peres said Sunday that Israel will not make a deal with Syria to return the Golan Heights, the Jerusalem Post reported. "If the Golan is given back, it will boost Iran's influence in Lebanon and the territory will effectively be under Iranian-Syrian control," Peres was quoted by the website of local Jerusalem Post as saying during a meeting with U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney. Peres made similar remarks to visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov last week, when he said "talk of peace with Syria arouses distrust within Israel." Peace talks between arch-foe Syria and Israel foundered in 2000over the fate of the strategic Golan Heights, which Posted by: Fred 2008-03-24 |
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