OLMERT "RESPECTS" ASSAD, SYRIAN POLICY; WILLING TO GIVE UP GOLAN

Olmert is prepared to enter unconditional talks with Syria (JPost)
arly two weeks after reports surrounding an alleged IAF incursion into Syrian skies began circulating, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced Monday that Israel was prepared to hold negotiations with the Damascus. The prime minister also addressed the Iranian threat, asserting that Israel "is not afraid."

"We want to make peace with everyone. If the conditions allow for it, we are ready to make peace with Syria without preconditions and without ultimatums. I have a lot of respect for the Syrian leader and for Syrian policy" said Olmert.