It never ceases to amaze me how the nations of this world presume to be telling Israel what to do. No other country would allow this. I wonder how France would respond to a call for it to give some of its territory to Germany or England...
EU paper on solving Mideast conflict worries Israel
By Barak Ravid
Israeli officials are deeply concerned over an internal European Union document outlining the EU's plans for advancing an Israeli-Palestinian deal in 2009. Inter alia, it calls for increased pressure on Israel to reopen Palestinian institutions in Jerusalem, including Orient House, which formerly served as the Palestinian Authority's headquarters in the city...
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Frankly, I'm a little (pleasantly) surprised at President Bush's comments to Olmert. Let's hope Olmert takes the comments to heart - for his own sake. I would not want to be in his shoes if he concedes territory to Syria. Remember Arial Sharon?
Bush Tells Olmert "Foolish to Give-Away Golan"
Dec. 1….(Israel Today) When US President George W. Bush met with visiting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert last week he urged Olmert to reconsider his ill-conceived rush to surrender the Golan Heights to Syria. That according to diplomatic sources briefed on the White House meeting between the two outgoing leaders. The sources told Ha'aretz that Bush pointedly asked Olmert, "Why do you want to give Syrian President Bashar Assad the Golan for nothing?" Olmert reportedly responded that the surrender of the Golan would "not be for nothing. It's an exchange for a change in the region's strategic alignment." Bush then suggested that Olmert was foolish for taking Assad at his word, to which the Israeli leader had no reply. Israeli commentators believe Olmert is eager to score a major diplomatic victory before leaving office in February, and sees a hasty peace deal with Syria as the most viable option.
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