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The talks have just begun, but people in Beirut already are speaking about what will happen when, not if, a peace treaty is reached between Israel and its neighbors, Syria and Lebanon.
As negotiations began yesterday in Washington between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk alSharaa, expectations are running high in Lebanon. The once fiercely anti-Israeli newspapers of Syria and Lebanon now extol the virtues of peace, while the official Syrian press is characterizing the deal as 80 percent complete.
"Peace is a strategic choice for Syria and Lebanon," crowed Tuesday's editions of al Thawra, an official Syrian newspaper.
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Title
KNIGHT RIDDER NEWSPAPERS: [31REGION Edition]
Author
Pittsburgh Post - Gazette; Pittsburgh, Pa.
Pages
A-4
Number of pages
0
Publication year
1999
Publication date
Dec 16, 1999
Dateline
BEIRUT, Lebanon
Section
WORLD
Place of publication
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Country of publication
United States
Publication subject
ISSN
1068624X
Source type
Newspaper
Language of publication
English
Document type
NEWSPAPER
ProQuest document ID
391406360
Document URL
https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/knight-ridder-newspapers/docview/391406360/se-2?accountid=208611
Copyright
Copyright Post Gazette Publishing Company Dec 16, 1999
Last updated
2017-11-06
Database
ProQuest One Academic