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Article: Syrian reports: Israeli PM ready to give back Golan Heights to Syria for peace
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- April 23, 2008
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Two independent Syrian publications reported Wednesday that Israel has passed a message to Damascus through Turkey's prime minister that it is prepared to return the Golan Heights to Syria in exchange for a peace treaty.
Neither the Syrian government nor Israeli officials would comment on the reports. But, if confirmed, the message could be a sign of progress in back-channel contacts between the two nations, years after formal peace negotiations broke down.
The reports come after both Syrian President Bashar Assad and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said their countries had exchanged messages. Olmert told Israeli newspapers last week that the messages clarified what ...