Israeli and American officials are denying that a date has been set for a resumption of Israeli-Syrian peace negotiations. The statements follow reports in the Arab media of Syrian optimism about a renewal of talks. Israel’s deputy defense minister, Ephraim Sneh, said he has a gut feeling talks would renew within a month.
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