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Sharon: Talks Possible When Syria Stops Supporting Terror

(Ha'aretz)Aluf Benn, Yoav Stern and Arnon Regular - Prime Minister Sharon told newspaper editors on Thursday that he would agree to meet Syrian President Assad "under certain conditions." Sharon said that Syria is under American pressure and is trying to relieve it by proposing negotiations with Israel: "I don't think it's our job to help Syria relieve American pressure...when everything continues as usual in Syria: The terror headquarters operate from Damascus, reports about terror attacks come from Damascus, training camps of terror organizations operate in Syria, and Iranian Revolutionary Guards are in Lebanon, in Syrian-controlled territory." "Stopping terror operations is an elementary duty of every country, and there is not the slightest sign that this has been done [in Syria]. I wouldn't recommend that Israel enter into talks with the Syrians while all the terror organizations are sitting there," Sharon said. He said that Israel is studying the Syrian messages, "but we haven't seen even one genuine sign of sincere intentions." Sharon said that Israel will not be part of a Palestinian hudna (cease-fire), but that it has a vested interest in calm. Israel reserves the right to hit any Kassam rocket squads or suicide bombers it spots, he added.
2004-12-03 00:00:00
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