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on Monday and they also tried to force their way into the French embassy building. Others attempted to break into the residence of U.S. ambassador Robert Ford. The protests, presumed to have been organized by the Al-Assad government, came after visits by the U.S. and French ambassadors last week to the o
oved a law on Monday effectively barring citizens from engaging in boycotts against their own country or against Israelis and their communities in the West Bank. Under the controversial law, any person or an organization calling for the boycott of Israel or the settlements can be sued by the boycott's targe
ts to encourage the Syrian opposition inside the country to unite, develop a clear agenda and build an inclusive leadership. Leading that effort is Robert Ford, the U.S. ambassador in Damascus; an administration official describes him as a "vehicle for transition." In meetings with dissidents, Ford is said
reak that deadlock, Mr. Obama proposed using the prevailing borders before the 1967 Arab-Israeli war, adjusted to account for Jewish settlements in the West Bank, as the basis for negotiating a new Palestinian state. Mr. Netanyahu initially rejected that formula, saying it would render Israel indefensible.
ts to encourage the Syrian opposition inside the country to unite, develop a clear agenda and build an inclusive leadership. Leading that effort is Robert Ford, the U.S. ambassador in Damascus; an administration official describes him as a "vehicle for transition." In meetings with dissidents, Ford is said
reak that deadlock, Mr. Obama proposed using the prevailing borders before the 1967 Arab-Israeli war, adjusted to account for Jewish settlements in the West Bank, as the basis for negotiating a new Palestinian state. Mr. Netanyahu initially rejected that formula, saying it would render Israel indefensible.
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Barack Obama
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Benjamin Netanyahu
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Jerusalem
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Lebanon
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George W. Bush
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United States
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Bashar al-Assad
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Bill Clinton
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Tehran
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Middle East
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Fatah
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West Bank
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Cairo
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Terje Rod-Larsen
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Damascus
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Hosni Mubarak
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Marc Rich
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Mahmoud Abbas
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Hillary Clinton
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Vladimir Putin
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