Naharnet is reporting that Syria has received a commitment from Israel that it would withdraw from the Golan Heights to the June 4, 1967 border between the two countries.
Although directly brokered by Turkey, this deal must have been part of the broader negotiations over the Lebanese political situation in Doha.
And to think, the Bush administration would have preferred to to launch a major attack on West Beirut--my home right now--just a few days ago. But as they have proven time and again, the Bush administration does not care about peace, stability, or democracy; they only care about their political and economic interests and they will do whatever it takes to achieve them.
This settlement, as I have been saying, is not a panacea for all of Lebanon's or the region's problems, but it is a major step forward.
Rami Khouri may have been right all along (see also his charming column in this morning's [pre-settlement] Daily Star).
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