US has Big Plans: Peace Talks between Israel, Lebanon, Syria
by Maayana Miskin

The United States hopes to move beyond talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority to negotiations that include Syria and Lebanon as well, according to U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near East Affairs Jeffery Feltman. Feltman, formerly the U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon, made his statements Friday in an interview with Al-Arabiya TV that was picked up by Lebanese media. While expressing a desire to include Lebanon and Syria in the talks, Feltman noted that there are many issues standing in the way of broader Middle East negotiations. As if to illustrate the issues Feltman was referring to, a Hizbullah weapons cache exploded in the city of Shehabiyeh on Friday. A three-story building went up in flames. According to Hizbullah, there were no casualties. The terrorist group kept media from the site.

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