TEL AVIV: Once again, the US peacemaking efforts in the Middle East are focused on an international convention -which is to include, this time, only the region s moderate forces. Could such a convention lead to a breakthrough, or are the Middle East (...)
Almost everything has changed since Israel and Syria were last involved in peace negotiations seven years ago. The Israeli-Syrian conflict still exists, but it has become only one of many hot fronts in the global war of cultures and religions. (...)
