1. The Golan issue must be embodied in the Annapolis documents - even if it is not discussed.
2. Syrian representatives will not be part of the Arab League delegation - as secretary of state Condoleezza Rice originally worded the invitation. They will receive the status of an Arab nation in dispute with Israel and as equals of the Palestinian delegation.
Syria’s argument is that before breaking with Tehran, which contributes to the defense of its capital, it must be assured of unreserved collective Arab backing.Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert has been warned by his security advisers that Assad is using the new opportunity afforded him by the Bush administration for fence-mending with fellow Arab rulers who have snubbed him for months - without showing any sign of severing his military and political partnership with Iran.
As in the days of Noah...