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Sharon: Syria, Hizballah, Iran Train Together
(Ha'aretz) - Aluf Benn The Syrian army has held joint maneuvers with Hizballah along with units of the Iranian revolutionary guards in Lebanon, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told visiting U.S. Senator Arlen Specter (R-Pa.). Specter has had close contacts with Damascus over the past 20 years since the time when he participated in negotiations for the release of American hostages in Lebanon. Sharon said he was prepared to renew negotiations with Syria without prior conditions. "I'd be happy to visit Damascus and I'd be happy for [Assad] to come to Jerusalem," Sharon added.