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Syria's Phony Peace Overtures
(Chicago Tribune) Editorial - Syria's President Bashar Assad said he wants to renew negotiations for a permanent peace agreement with Israel. Syria talks of peace negotiations even as it either tolerates or encourages Hizballah and Hamas terrorists who use Israeli civilians for target practice. The recent suicide bombing in Israel, which killed 16 civilians, has been linked to Hamas operatives in Damascus. If Syria intends its overtures to be taken seriously, it has to follow them with some serious moves. Pulling out of Lebanon after nearly three decades of actual or virtual occupation is the obvious place to start, as is taking an active role against terrorist groups operating in Lebanon. Or in Syria itself.