Olmert racing to conclude deal with Syria?

In Sunday's Times of London, Uzi Mahnaimi reports that eventually resigning Israeli Prime Minister Ehud K. Olmert is indeed racing to conclude a 'peace deal' with the Assad regime in Syria. Under the deal's terms, Israel would cede the Golan Heights, and Assad would agree to 'loosen' ties with Iran and not to abide by his mutual defense pact with Tehran in the event that Israel and/or the US