An aide to Israeli Foreign Minister David Levy briefed Jewish leaders about the negotiations with Syria. Alon Pinkas, in a conference call with members of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, said Israel believes that the Syrians are serious and have made a strategic decision to reach a peace deal.
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