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, public figures, and journalists who believed three years ago that Netanyahu would surprise everyone by striking a deal with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Peres is merely the latest member of the group to face disillusionment. "For a long time, Peres nurtured the hope that with his input and consulta
urse, if they could arrive before any WMD were transferred or looted -- a highly unlikely prospect. Complicating any efforts to secure Syria's WMD, post-Assad, are its porous borders. With Syria's government distracted by internal revolt and US forces now fully out of Iraq, it is plausible that stolen che
settlements and Jerusalem as a precondition for negotiations. This was politically impossible in Israel, and also meant that Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas could not come to the table lest he appear to be asking less from Israel than the Americans. EFTA_R1_02029151 EFTA02689610 3 With negotiations
ominate the country's political life. Regarding the widespread upheaval in Syria, the Saudis will work to ensure that any potential transition to a post-Assad era is as peaceful and as free of Iranian meddling as possible. Regarding Israel, Riyadh is adamant that a just settlement, based on King Abdullah'
he Palestinian state. The Syrian recognition also indicates that the al-Assad regime has decided to EFTA_R1_02034293 EFTA02691779 16 stand with Mahmoud Abbas's project, namely the Palestinian state, and not with the vision of the Hamas leader Khaled Mishal. It also means that the al-Assad regime has abando
guy who has taken all the wrong steps in response to protest," says a White House official. The thinking in Washington now is about getting to the post-Assad era, quickly and peacefully. EFTA_R1_02034297 EFTA02691783 Arbele 5. Foreign Policy Saudi Arabia's youth unemployment woes go far deeper than
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from recognizing the Palestinian state. The Syrian recognition also indicates that the al-Assad regime has decided to EFTA00587450 16 stand with Mahmoud Abbas's project, namely the Palestinian state, and not with the vision of the Hamas leader Khaled Mishal. It also means that the al-Assad regime has abando
guy who has taken all the wrong steps in response to protest," says a White House official. The thinking in Washington now is about getting to the post-Assad era, quickly and peacefully. EFTA00587454 211 Foreign Policy Saudi Arabia's youth unemployment woes go far deeper than most realize Ellen Kni
nk settlements and Jerusalem as a precondition for negotiations. This was politically impossible in Israel, and also meant that Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas could not come to the table lest he appear to be asking less from Israel than the Americans. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031835 --- PAGE BREAK --- 3 With negot
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Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031846 →Entities connected to both Mahmoud Abbas and post-Assad

Jerusalem
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Barack Obama
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Fatah
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Benjamin Netanyahu
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Bashar al-Assad
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Lebanon
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United States
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Tehran
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West Bank
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Cairo
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George W. Bush
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Tunisia
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Terje Rod-Larsen
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Damascus
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Bill Clinton
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Middle East
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Hosni Mubarak
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Yemen
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Saddam Hussein
PERSONthe West Bank
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