Officials in Jerusalem, Damascus and Washington are denying a media report that Israel and Syria may be close to a peace deal. The report said Prime Minister Ehud Barak might present the agreement to the government, the Knesset and the Israeli people within three to five weeks, with a national referendum possible before Passover, which begins April 20.
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