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Defense sources: Syria arming Hezbollah, despite Israel talks
By Haaretz Service and News Agencies
Tags: Bashar Assad, Syria 

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."
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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."

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      1.   Assad knows olmert only israeli stupid enough 13:50  |  Mark 04/06/08
      2.   Hezbollah is part of the Lebanon, so what? 13:54  |  Fritz T. 04/06/08
      3.   Syria continues to prove it can`t be trusted 13:55  |  DesMnsDave 04/06/08
      4.   We Explained Our Vision For Peace! 13:58  |  Khaled 04/06/08
      5.   I guess you can make Olmert into a bigger fool 14:00  |  Leah 04/06/08
      6.   DesMnsDave 14:19  |  American in NY 04/06/08
      7.   #6 Syria is a country, Hezbollah is a militia 14:29  |  DesMnsDave 04/06/08
      8.   No wonder Israelis don`t trust Syria`s goals when they talk about 14:59  |  Geulah 04/06/08
      9.   The people of Israel are against giving away the Golan. 15:07  |  Jean Van Daem 04/06/08
      10.   Syria talks peace but prepares for war 16:05  |  Joshua . 04/06/08
      11.   Once again the Israeli fools are being dragged by the nose 16:19  |  Zev 04/06/08
      12.   A Snake In The Grass 16:46  |  Cool B 04/06/08
      13.   Syria Arming Hezbollah 17:11  |  JordanisPalestine 04/06/08
      14.   Assad should be prepared to return Jewish lands -like Damaskus 17:12  |  Sal 04/06/08
      15.   Syria Arming Hezbollah 17:12  |  JordanisPalestine 04/06/08
      16.   We do not wish for "peace" with dictators 17:32  |  Rick & TC 04/06/08
      17.   Syria will divorce Hezb only when it gets back the Golan 18:04  |  Aounist 04/06/08
      18.   That`s the whole idea 18:11  |  Natallie Durson 04/06/08
      19.   There are no peace-talks, just talks about the possibility 18:22  |  Kris Lazar 04/06/08
      20.   #6 American in NY 18:33  |  Sabra 04/06/08
      21.   Interesting Arming Hezbollah Is What Assad Calls Peace 18:49  |  Dish It Out 04/06/08
      22.   # 7 DesMnsDave 19:13  |  American in NY 04/06/08
      23.   To All Those Whom Think Syria Will give up support of Hizbollah 19:27  |  Gil 04/06/08
      24.   Israel vs Syria 20:30  |  Steve 04/06/08
      25.   Land for peace 20:51  |  Elimelech 04/06/08
      26.   Golan is Syrian 21:25  |  ClearCut 04/06/08
      27.   Large amounts of missiles and weapons. 21:38  |  Stephen. 04/06/08
      28.   Interesting bobing Syria is what Israel calls peace 21:41  |  American in NY 04/06/08
      29.   #6,22, ANY 21:58  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 04/06/08
      30.   SYRIA IS NOT TO BE TRUSTED 22:11  |  dale 04/06/08
      31.   # 17. Auonist, you are wrong- Hezbollah is part 22:30  |  Stephen. 04/06/08
      32.   Syria has every right to arm Hezbollah and itself 22:45  |  Harold 04/06/08
      33.   Don`t make me laugh 22:58  |  Jim 04/06/08
      34.   CJK # 29 23:17  |  American in NY 04/06/08
      35.   #3 DesMnsDave Don`t worry, Dave 23:22  |  Jim 04/06/08
      36.   Sabra # 20 reading comprehension 23:31  |  American in NY 04/06/08
      37.   #6 American in NY Quite Right 23:44  |  Jim 04/06/08
      38.   #10 Joshua "Syria talks peace ... 00:00  |  Jim 05/06/08
      39.   It is repored that Hez. now has a billion missiles! 00:04  |  Reporter 05/06/08
      40.   # 9 spokesperson of militant Zionism 00:05  |  Axel 05/06/08
      41.   Axel: German Spokesman of Idiocy 00:23  |  Tex 05/06/08
      42.   #12 Cool B "Israel has the misguided... 00:27  |  Jim 05/06/08
      43.   #16 Rick & TC 00:37  |  Jim 05/06/08
      44.   arming Hez. and bulding settlements.. 00:41  |  Edithann 05/06/08
      45.   Syria arming Hezbollah, despite Israel talks 00:48  |  Edithann 05/06/08
      46.   #18 Natalie Durson 00:49  |  Jim 05/06/08
      47.   #20 Sabra "Syria has 01:07  |  Jim 05/06/08
      48.   #39 Axel 01:35  |  Jim 05/06/08
      49.   #40 Tex Ah! 02:03  |  Jim 05/06/08
      50.   erratum 02:06  |  Jim 05/06/08
      51.   Peace negotiations 02:10  |  Mary 05/06/08
      52.   Clearly Syria and Lebanon Have a Right to Defend Themselves 03:35  |  Johan Odin 05/06/08
      53.   #34, ANY 09:25  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 05/06/08
      54.   #47, Jim, Hezbollah is a terror group 10:29  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 05/06/08
      55.   CJK # 53 14:23  |  American in NY 05/06/08
      56.   #52 Guess you forgot about the kidnapped IDF soldiers, rockets 15:52  |  DesMnsDave 05/06/08
      57.   #6 American/NY 19:33  |  Observer 05/06/08
      58.   #12 CoolB 19:39  |  Observer 05/06/08
      59.   #17 Aounist 19:41  |  Observer 05/06/08
      60.   #55, ANY 22:12  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 05/06/08
      61.   #55 23:34  |  Jan Vlaming 05/06/08
      62.   # 2 You Mean Lebanon is part of Hezbollah & Syria 05:06  |  J Donald 06/06/08
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      64.   Cipora and ritual body mutilation and other practices 02:04  |  American in NY 07/06/08
      65.   #64, ANY,"Scandinavian and Germanic myths" 03:02  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 07/06/08
      66.   Cipora, this is getting to be too funny, 05:05  |  American in NY 07/06/08
      67.   #66, ANY 08:51  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 07/06/08
      68.   Cipors # 67 off on another tangent or is it planet 18:04  |  American in NY 07/06/08
      69.   #68, ANY 23:20  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 07/06/08
      70.   CJK evasion on whretehr the Talmud is racists. 05:31  |  American in NY 08/06/08
      71.   Jim in TN 08:56  |  Jeff 08/06/08
      72.   American in NY 09:05  |  Jeff