When Shimon Peres has given up on you as a potential peacemaker, you really have to ask yourself what it is you're doing with your life. Other than being a petty dictator who inherited a police state from dad:

This fits quite nicely with the news that the US is getting aggravated about the peace process trial balloons that Olmert is floating regarding Syria. Except it's fake aggravation, because they're almost certainly fake trial balloons. We still don't believe that anyone really thinks that Syria has the ability to enforce its will on Hezbollah - and it's Hezbollah that everybody is worried about. We're not even certain if people think that it's worth their time to deal with Assad, since if he ever made a peace deal with Israel he would very likely become a target for assassination - to be undoubtedly followed by a far more Islamist regime.

References:
* Peres downplays chances of new Syria talks, says Damascus not ready [Ha'aretz]
* Assad ignored Israeli message; PM's aides divided over whether Syria wants talks [Ha'aretz]
* This Summer's War With Syria - Peace Deal Rumors Are Suspiciously Incoherent [MR]

Previously:
* Syria Ready To Stop Openly Seeking Annihilation Of Israel For A Couple Of Months
* Olmert Offers Golan To Assad In Exchange For Worthless Piece Of Paper. Whatever.
* Israel In Secret Peace Talks With Syria. Yawn.

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* Israpundit