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Source: http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=172259
Israel Dismisses Prospect of Headway on Peace Talks with Syria
(Jerusalem Post) Israeli officials on Thursday dismissed speculation that Sen. John Kerry will have any luck in Damascus testing the waters for a Syrian-Israeli diplomatic channel, saying President Bashar Assad's bellicose statement at the recent Arab League summit in Libya belied any peaceful strategy. Assad on Sunday called on PA leader Mahmoud Abbas to ditch negotiations with Israel in favor of "armed resistance."