Israel prefers that France take over the mediator’s role from Turkey

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday has reportedly told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee that Israel is ready for direct negotiations with Syria. He also said that he recently informed French President Nicolas Sarkozy of Israel’s desire to enter into new negotiations without preconditions, such as the Syrian demand before sitting down to talks that any negotiations end in a return to 1967 lines.

The prime minister also said that he told Sarkozy that he would prefer that France take over the mediator’s role from Turkey. source: jewishjournal.com

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