Israel and its chief ally, the United States, want Syria to cool its ties with Iran and to stop supporting the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, and Lebanon’s own Hezbollah movement, and help sideline them as armed players
“The approval was sent through the diplomatic channels to Washington,” a diplomat with knowledge of the decision told CBS News on condition of anonymity.
The approval comes just one month after a meeting in Damascus between Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and 천안 안마 senior U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell.