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Barak: End of Syria's Assad would be 'a blessing for the Middle East'
By The Associated Press,DPA and ReutersDefense Minister Ehud Barak said Sunday that the downfall of Syrian President Bashar Assad would be a “blessing for the Middle East." Speaking at the World Policy Conference in Vienna, Barak predicted that Assad and his clique would be forced out of power within weeks.
Barak additionally discussed sanctions against Iran and its nuclear program, saying there is still time for crippling world sanctions on Iran's energy sector and its leadership to force Tehran to give up nuclear programs that could be used to make such arms.
The Arab League said Sunday it would meet in "seven or 10 days" to discuss the situation in Syria. "There is an agreement until now that the Syrian crisis should be solved within an Arab framework," said the head of the pan-Arab organization Nabil al-Arabi, in the Qatari capital Doha.
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/barak-end-of-syria-s-assad-would-be-a-blessing-for-the-middle-east-1.400850
