Even if Syria makes peace with Israel, it should receive no financial aid from the United States because it would use the money to buy weapons, according to Israel’s opposition leader. Financial aid would allow Syria “to equip itself with modern Western weapons,” Ariel Sharon told the Associated Press.
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