On Dec. 14, 1981, Israel annexed the Golan Heights, seized from Syria in 1967. The NY Times reporting at the the tme is here.
When visiting there in 1986, I saw the military significance as well as the importance of this land as a source of water for Israel (Sea of Galilee fed by it and, of course the Jordan River flowing from the Sea). In my opinion, Israel will never give up all of this land to Syria from whom it was twice captured when Syria attacked Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War and again in the 1973 Yom Kippur War.
No nation formally recognizes Israel's annexation of the Golan, and one of these days, expect Syria or the Hezbollah terrorists to attack the area again. Israel will never, IMHO, give it up willingly to its enemies (Syria) unless part of a peace accord that is trustworthy. Yet, how is it possible to negotiate with terrorists or their sponsors?
Will Mr. Baker and Mr. Hamilton of the Iraq Study Group please explain how negotiations are accomplished in a trustworthy way?
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