Very tentative, but could we be edging toward a breakthrough in the Middle East peace process? The Saudi land-for-peace proposal seems to be gaining momentum, from a surprising corner: Syria backs Saudi Middle East plan:

‘The Middle East peace proposal put forward by Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Abdullah gained significant momentum yesterday when Syria gave its backing to the land-for-peace plan, according to the official Saudi press agency.

It quoted a Saudi official as saying that talks yesterday between Crown Prince Abdullah and the Syrian leader, Bashar al-Assad, had been “positive and successful”. However, no Syrian statement on the talks was immediately available.’ Guardian UK