Syrian opposition meeting in Vienna with Israeli official canceled

May 17, 2011 ⋅ 10:39 pm ⋅ Post a comment

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An Israeli deputy minister was planning to meet members of the Syrian opposition in the offices of Austria’s far-right Freedom Party (FPOe) in Vienna later on Tuesday, but the meeting was called off the last minute by the Israeli official FPOe spokesman revealed.

The Israeli official is Ayoob Kara, deputy minister for development of the Negev and Galilee, and he was planning to meet five Syrian opposition members, the names of whom were not revealed, said spokesman Karl-Heinz Gruensteidl.

FPOe chief Heinz-Christian Strache was planning to brief the press about the outcome of the meeting on Wednesday morning, Gruensteidl told the Austrian news agency APA.

The main topic of the discussions was post-Assad Syria, Gruensteidl said, referring to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, under fire over the violent clampdown against pro-democracy protests sweeping his country.

The meeting was engineered by the Vienna-based FPOe politician David Lasar, who suggested that Kara who is a member of the Likud pary would be taking part as the personal envoy of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, APA reported.

“Europe is doing nothing. The US is doing nothing. The whole world is just waiting,” Lasar said.

The Austrian far-right party had made its offices available for the talks, buit would only act as mediator, Lasar added.

Gruensteidl told reporters on Tuesday : We regret to advise the meeting was canceled ”

The Israeli Radio confirmed that the meeting was canceled citing security reasons as the main cause of the cancellation . The station also said the decision was taken to avoid further deterioration in the Israeli Syrian relations

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http://iranaware.blogspot.com/ Iran Aware

Israel should help the Syrians get rid of that monster…then everyone can throw out Iran
http://iranaware.blogspot.com/ Iran Aware

Israel should help the Syrians get rid of that monster…then everyone can throw out Iran

Anonymous

As an Israeli, I could not agree more. Even if the new government is bad, nothing is worse than Assad. Who knows, maybe they’ll come to their senses, and offer us peace for the Golan.

For now, I guess just keep dreaming.
Anonymous

As an Israeli, I could not agree more. Even if the new government is bad, nothing is worse than Assad. Who knows, maybe they’ll come to their senses, and offer us peace for the Golan.

For now, I guess just keep dreaming.

http://www.cadmeia.com Hannibal

Peace will come as soon as the dictators fall… Israel should do its part in giving the palestinians back their homeland. Two states living peacefully near each others can accomplish much. This dark page of history should be turned forever. Whether people like it or not we all are one nation and uniting the area like the EU with free trade and one monetary system can bring this entire region forward to compete with China the U.S. and Europe as a new power to contend with. This chronic bleeding MUST stop.
Anonymous

You’re also absolutely right about peace being made between people,
not governments or dictators. And if that happens, maybe we can make
some sort of Levantine League or Eastern Mediterranean League or something like that. It’s a good idea.
Share technology, resources, and water. Solve environmental issues. Help
each other with tourism and archeology. Open borders. Free access to
all the holy sires for everyone. Everyone student down from Latakia in the North to Gaza in the South will be trilingual in Levantine Arabic (the new language), Hebrew/Canaanite/Phoenician (the old language), and English (the international language).

I think most Israeli people agree with peace. Kadima, a centrist party in the peace camp, is the largest party in the Knesset (our parliament). But somehow Netanyahu and Likud were able to make the most right wing government in Israeli history. Something I think you Lebanese can relate to. March 14th wins by 14 seats. Yet somehow March 8th hijacked the parliament and now you are STILL without a government. I would be very frustrated if I were Lebanese. But come to think about it, I’m very frustrated as an Israeli.

That’s why I love forums like this. It’s the only place where Israelis and Lebanese can communicate with each other. It’s sad. I can see Lebanon from my window and this website is the closest I can get to talking to a Lebanese. Oh well. Like I said. I’ll just keep dreaming.
Anonymous

You’re also absolutely right about peace being made between people,
not governments or dictators. And if that happens, maybe we can make
some sort of Levantine League or Eastern Mediterranean League or something like that. It’s a good idea.
Share technology, resources, and water. Solve environmental issues. Help
each other with tourism and archeology. Open borders. Free access to
all the holy sires for everyone. Everyone student down from Latakia in the North to Gaza in the South will be trilingual in Levantine Arabic (the new language), Hebrew/Canaanite/Phoenician (the old language), and English (the international language).

I think most Israeli people agree with peace. Kadima, a centrist party in the peace camp, is the largest party in the Knesset (our parliament). But somehow Netanyahu and Likud were able to make the most right wing government in Israeli history. Something I think you Lebanese can relate to. March 14th wins by 14 seats. Yet somehow March 8th hijacked the parliament and now you are STILL without a government. I would be very frustrated if I were Lebanese. But come to think about it, I’m very frustrated as an Israeli.

That’s why I love forums like this. It’s the only place where Israelis and Lebanese can communicate with each other. It’s sad. I can see Lebanon from my window and this website is the closest I can get to talking to a Lebanese. Oh well. Like I said. I’ll just keep dreaming.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_5TKSQO6IJPJ5BDOROR75RY5YNQ Michael

I spoke to a friend of mine yesterday and she is Syrian Christian,

And I swear on my mothers life she told me that Bashar Assad is a great leader and

all Syrian Christians support himm…and she lives in Syria and said most Syrians support

Bashar cause the alternative could be deadly for everyone..Again Im swearing on my moms

life so im not lying…she told me tht at there family functions they are shocked about what they

are seeing,and guaranteed me its all outside influence,and she also said this will die out

soon,she said it is already dying out as we speak….again this is what she said please

dont attack me or bite my head off…
http://www.cadmeia.com Hannibal

@yahoo-5TKSQO6IJPJ5BDOROR75RY5YNQ:disqus Christians are often wrong with their allegiances… They should be for country not for a leader. The Lebanese Christians made the biggest mistake ever when they brought in the infamous “rade3″ and those ended up aligning themselves with the PLO against the Lebanese Christians and now we had to fight 2 armies instead of one. Syria is led by a mafia and it does not matter whether the Syrian Christians fears are from the brotherhood or not fundamental Islam will die as it does not make sense. The problem with the Syrian Christians is that they prefer the devil who lets them be rather than the devil who might not. They are cowards and followers unlike the Lebanese Christians who kick ass if touched (except for Aoun who is a coward fleeing to the French Embassy rather than standing with his troops and fighting with them).As to you SSNPs out there shame on you and you call yourselves Syrian Nationalists??? Go show your real allegiance to a Syrian people NOT to a leader you cowards. Ta7ya Sourya!

Anonymous

Michael I spoke to God yesterday and I could swear he told me that he will rip the Syrian regime apart for their arrogance and brutality against their people. Maybe Christians is supportive of Assad but they will regret it if they do help him fight the Sunnis.
Assad is a liar and con artist and he’s saying now the unrest is over and security made mistakes. So why they keep bombing not just shooting bombing the towns and killing anyone who’s getting out of their homes? the arrogance of the Saddam, the Shah of Iran and many other leaders who thought they’re were untouchables and now they’re rotting in their graves. They Syrian people will not have mercy on Assad and his family followed by the Sunnis anger against the alawites and then Hezbollah time will follow. Remember there is not mighty but God allmighty and you and the syrian regime will fall and disintegrate and will feel sorry for the times when they could have made peace. You choose evil and war and you shall get the same and no returns to arrogance and Waliat AL Faqih..

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_5TKSQO6IJPJ5BDOROR75RY5YNQ Michael

George,

Than if thats the case i would say your source is more credible than mine…lol….idk bro all

i can do is base it on what i hear from some one taht lives there and is not muslim,its like

people on here trying to tell us people from the south what to do..they will never understand

or get it cause they werent there….life is complicated george what can we do…peace brother…

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