Syria

By Larry Habegger | Permalink | No Comments | July 19th, 2001 | Trackback

Just when it appeared that Syria was opening its doors wider to Americans, tensions are now developing between visiting American scholars and the Syrian universities where they are in residence. Americans at two of four Syrian universities are being rebuffed by their Syrian colleagues in response to the conflict in Israel. The Syrians don’t want to be closely aligned with the Americans because of the U.S. government’s longstanding support of Israel. American travelers may find a chilly reception as well.

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