Netanyahu says Israel in peace talks with Syria

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said Sunday at a weekly cabinet meeting that Israel is holding talks with Syria for the possibility of peace, according to a statement issued by his office. "There is some progress, but still a vision for the future," Netanyahu said.

He claimed that the talks with Syria, and the contacts with Lebanon "would not have been possible without Israel’s overwhelming victories on the northern front and on other fronts as well." "Israel’s victories in Lebanon against Hezbollah have opened a window of opportunity that was not even imagined before the recent operations and our action, and that is the possibility of peace with Israel’s neighbors to the north," Netanyahu said.