In public testimony before an Israeli court, U.S. Jewish businessman Morris Talansky detailed his relationship with Israel’s prime minister and told of some $150,000 he allegedly gave Ehud Olmert over the course of a decade and a half.
In their sixth major peacemaking effort since 1991, Israeli and Syrian negotiators face all the old issues – borders, security arrangements, the nature of the peace, water, timetables – and two new ones: Iran and the U.S.
More wary than concerned, Jewish residents of the Golan Heights are preparing for another campaign to hold onto what many describe as Israel’s most beautiful area.
