Rev. Jesse Jackson discussed an Israel-Hizbullah prisoner swap with Syrian President Bashar Assad on Sunday, and appealed for dialogue as a means to solve the Mideast's problems. Where he thinks he get the authority to do so is beyond me.
Israel, meanwhile, politely dismissed Jackson's initiative. "We appreciate Jesse Jackson's sensitivity to the humanitarian issues," one diplomatic official said, adding that Israel was calling for the unconditional release of the soldiers.
Another government source said Jackson's meeting with Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal "put him in a place where he should not be."
Jackson was leading a 10-member ecumenical delegation representing Jewish, Muslim, Roman Catholic and Protestant groups. He also held talks with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem, as well as with Christian and Muslim clergymen in Damascus.
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