Clinton’s 1998 Geneva Meeting with Assad and Subsequent Collapse of Syrian-Israeli Border Talks

Clinton’s 1998 Geneva Meeting with Assad and Subsequent Collapse of Syrian-Israeli Border Talks The passage provides a first‑hand account of President Clinton’s direct involvement in a high‑level Syrian‑Israeli negotiation, mentioning specific dates, locations, and personal reactions. While it offers concrete leads—Clinton’s phone call, the map presentation, and the involvement of Dennis Ross—it lacks new documentary evidence or details about financial transactions, making it a moderate‑value lead for further verification rather than a blockbuster revelation. Key insights: Clinton personally presented a map to Syrian President Hafez Assad in Geneva, late March 1998.; Clinton’s phone call to the author (Ehud Barak) described Assad’s intransigence over the Sea of Galilee border.; Assad’s health decline (leukemia) and succession plans for Bashar are noted as contextual factors.