Pardon me for not being thrilled with this. In fact, I think it is disgusting. Once again we see a jihadist nation like Syria rewarded for violent, terroristic behavior. It is common knowledge that Syria has assassinated half a dozen opposition leaders in Lebanon over the past couple of years and for that, they get to sit down and discuss peace with Israel? And 80% of the rockets that Iran sends to Hezbollah go through Syria, so Israel decides to reward that with negotiations?
Here's some of the report from over at Breitbart:
Let's not forget that just a number of months ago, Syria had gotten so far in developing nuclear weapons at a facility that the Israelis had to send in a bombing mission to destroy it. Yet, that behavior is rewarded with talks.
This is like a neighbor of yours plotting for months to kidnap your teenage daughter and after the police have found all of the evidence and he has been convicted, you decide to drop charges AND ask him to be your daughter's personal mentor!
There have been leaks over the past month or so that Israel's Olmert has already made preliminary gestures that Israel will give back the Golan Heights - as if Syria is content with the Golan Heights. This is absurd and dangerous and will come back to haunt Israel for decades - if they end up having that long.
Here's some of the report from over at Breitbart:
Israel says it is holding indirect peace talks with Syria mediated by Turkey.
The statement from Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was the first official Israeli confirmation of the contacts.
Wednesday's statement said the sides "have declared their intent to conduct these talks in good faith and openly." The statement says the goal is "to reach a comprehensive peace agreement."
There have been reports in recent months of new Israeli-Syrian contacts through Turkey. Syria wants Israel to return the Golan Heights, which it captured in the 1967 Mideast war.
Let's not forget that just a number of months ago, Syria had gotten so far in developing nuclear weapons at a facility that the Israelis had to send in a bombing mission to destroy it. Yet, that behavior is rewarded with talks.
This is like a neighbor of yours plotting for months to kidnap your teenage daughter and after the police have found all of the evidence and he has been convicted, you decide to drop charges AND ask him to be your daughter's personal mentor!
There have been leaks over the past month or so that Israel's Olmert has already made preliminary gestures that Israel will give back the Golan Heights - as if Syria is content with the Golan Heights. This is absurd and dangerous and will come back to haunt Israel for decades - if they end up having that long.
Israel says it is holding peace talks with Syria
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel says it is holding indirect peace talks with Syria mediated by Turkey.
The statement from Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was the first official Israeli confirmation of the contacts.
Wednesday's statement said the sides "have declared their intent to conduct these talks in good faith and openly." The statement says the goal is "to reach a comprehensive peace agreement."
There have been reports in recent months of new Israeli-Syrian contacts through Turkey. Syria wants Israel to return the Golan Heights, which it captured in the 1967 Mideast war.
U.S.-mediated peace talks between the two countries broke down in 2000 because of disagreements over the extent of an Israeli withdrawal.
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Israel (read olmert) has confirmed that he is discussing giving up Golan. Have they not learned their recent history? They pulled out of southern Lebanon and now it is a huge bunker from which it will be a very expensive operation in lives to clear out, ditto with Gaza. Now they want to do that the mountain that has a birds eye view of northern Israel, that has already cost many Israeli lives, to become another Hezbollah/Syria redoubt. This is INSANE.
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