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Israel holds peace talks with Syria
(Agencies)
Updated: 2008-05-22 11:16
 
 
Syrians at Ain al-Tineh village on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights hold the national flag while waving to their family in Majdal Shams village, an area occupied by Israel since the 1967 war, in this February 14, 2007 file photo. Israel and Syria said on May 21, 2008 they had launched indirect peace talks mediated by Turkish officials in Istanbul, the first confirmation of negotiations between the two neighbours in eight years. [Agencies]