Alon Ben-Meir

Senior Fellow, New York University's Center for Global Affairs

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Professor and senior fellow at the Center for Global Affairs at New York University  

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Four years after the Bush Administration severed relations with Syria, Hillary Clinton says America's on a " New Path " to Middle East peace, and will send two diplomats to Damascus.

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Four years after the Bush Administration severed relations with Syria, Hillary Clinton said today two US diplomats will go to Damascus.

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Four years after the Bush Administration severed relations with Syria, Hillary Clinton said today two US diplomats will go to Damascus.

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