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Attempt to cede Golan doomed to fail, say local leaders
Hagai Einav
Published: 24.04.08, 16:49
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1. GOLAN BELONG TO ISRAEL WE WILL NEVER GIVE IT UP !!!!!!!!!!!!
Avi Zionist ,   US   (04.24.08)
GOLAN = ISRAEL FOREVER !
2. THE PMO MUST MAKE IT CLEAR !
YITZAK BEN SHLOMO   (04.24.08)
EITHER THEY LISTEN TO THE 33 COMMUNITIES OF GOLAN OR THE OLMERT GOVT PACK THIER BAGS HOME !
3. After Yamit, Gush Katif...never say never!
Abir ,   Chicago, IL   (04.24.08)
4. The Golan is ours forever!
Judah ,   Golan Heights,ISRAEL   (04.24.08)
5. That's the way to do it.
Juan ,   Spain   (04.24.08)
At least the people who live there have some common sense and some cojones!
6. What is wrong with this guy?
John ,   St Louis, USA   (04.24.08)
You do not even have to be a Zionist see the insanity of this. Syria will just move its miliary in there and it will still continue to hate Israel and work to harm Israel. Man, what a fool. Why is he so weak?
7. #4 and US, if possible
Israeli   (04.24.08)
8. Silence would have been a better response.
David G   (04.24.08)
Every year or so the current PM talks about Israel’s willingness to give up the Golan for peace. Both Israel and Syria have a vested interest in keeping the status quo. As such these statements from the Golan council only put them in a bad light by making them sound extreme. Until there is the slightest indication that this is something more than lip service there is no benefit in such statements.
9. Olmert must be replaced!
Jay3 ,   ISRAEL   (04.24.08)
Every move he plans seems to be a detriment to Israels security and survival amidst our enemies. This fool is dangerous and must be ousted, at all costs, before its too late.
10. Responce to # 8
Richard R. ,   Buckeye USA   (04.24.08)
sir if we say nothing then we are falling into the trap. In 1937,1938,1939, in Germany the Jews kept there mouth shut and we no what happen. You are not complety worng in your statement. But there are times when you must open your mouth or lose everything this is one of those times. P. M. Olmert is nuts. He dosn't care what he gives away so he can get peace. Remeber your voice means everything and with out it the crazy people get away with murder. God Bless You
11. so called "local leaders" are nothing but settlers leader
Rami ,   Nazareth, Israel   (04.24.08)
non of those so called leaders lived there before the occupation of the Golan in 1967. The only local leaders are the natives syrian Druze who have been living there for ages and ages even before Israel was establish....
12. GOLAN HIGHT
sam sweiry ,   UK   (04.24.08)
I agree that the Golan Hight to be part of Israel for ever and I support the movement that support NEVER GIVE THE GOLAN BACK. for the sake of those who gave there life in securing the Golan - I say NEVER EVER FOR EVER !!
13. Fairness
paul malykont ,   United States   (04.24.08)
Let the Druze decide. If they want to be Israeli, fine. If they choose Syria, then ok. My guess is they choose Israel and you get a great propaganda victory.
14. Basques in Spain want to deal with Olmert and Livni
Ken Jurist   (04.24.08)
I keep telling the Basques, get Olmert and Livni as the leaders of Spain and they'll give you half of Spain.
15. No giving up the Golan and NO HUDNA!!
Chaya ,   Bat Yam, Israel   (04.24.08)
16. throw olmert out
marcel   (04.24.08)
flush olmert out of his jerusalem house. Usse loud noise, firecrackers, fertilizer and pelt his house 24/7 . Hassle him till he leaves. He's an arab spy.
17. That coward olmert has no right to talk for us!
jason white ,   afula,israel   (04.24.08)
Let the turks give the Kurds a country on turkish land. And the Armenians also deserve a country of their own!
18. ohlmert
sas ,   israel   (04.25.08)
NEVER BELIEVED A WORD FROM HIS MOUTH AND NEVER WILL. NOW THAT HE IS WITH HIS WIFE IN THE SAME ZIMMER ONLY A DISASTER CAN COME ABOUT. THE TWO TOGETHER ARE A FORMULAR FOR A TOTL DISASTER. THEy BOTH NEED TO RETIRE TO PRIVATE LIFE AND LEAVE THE COUNTRY ALONE. THE ONLY THING THAT INTERESTS THE COUPLE IS MONEY AND LOTS OF IT...........I KNOW SOMEONE WHO IS TRYING TO GET RID OF 14 PAINTINGS OF HERS AND HE IS HAVING PROBLEMS. THEY ARE GOOD FOR THE GARBAGE OR MAY BE 5 DOLLARS A PIECE.
19. how much damage must be done for the govt to fall?
golan/samaria/judea ,   = Israel   (04.25.08)
will it be 10s of lives wasted'? 100s? 1000s? there will never be enough dead jews to satisfy the jew haters of the world
20. Israel OWNS Golan, Syria owns treachery only.
Bunnie Meyer ,   Santa Monica,CA USA   (04.25.08)
21. does anybody belive turkey would side with israel
zionist forever   (04.25.08)
The Turkish model would be the ideal one but sadly Turkey has not more desire to help broker such a solution than Assad has to accept it. Turkey might have good relations with Israel but at the end of the day if it comes to taking sides with an arab nation and Israel the arabs will win hands down everytime. A referendum drafted by an indipendent party of some kind to make sure there is no rigging of questions and the question must be simple & straight to the point should we give the Golan for a treaty with Syria YES / NO no clever wording. The result of any refurendum must be legaly binding for a minimum of 10 years at which time a second referendum would be needed next time anybody wanted to sell it. We cannot have a referendum thats valid to one government only and at the next ellection the incoming government must not be able to say you were against that guy giving it but you said nothing about us. This must be straight, to the point and there must be a significant majority for the result to pass. We do need a referendum or preferably a solution based on the Turkish model quickly though because it is not likley the Allawaite regime is going to survive the next 10 years and if a deal thats in Israels favour hasnt been done before that happens then the peace camp & US will say Israel give it all to encourage democracy & promote peace. If the Golan is to remain in Israels hands we need to end the yes no politics we currently have where the right says no deal the left says Syria its your for a waste of paper treaty. We need to start playing smart politics before its to late. Right now we hold all the cards and we need to take advantage of that situation instead of constantly letting the arabs dictaite the rules of the game.
22. zionist forever
6   (04.25.08)
Olmert has a huge ego and sees nobel prizes flashing before his eyes. He wants his prize so he wants to hedge his bets on both the palestian & Syrian front either way he will get his reward. Israel will just get trouble because to Olmert the terms dont matter just whats in it for him. Once there is a deal on paper the politiclly apointed nobel prize will be handed out then he will resign a hero in the eyes of everybody but Israelis so ego satisfied he will let somebody else pick up the pieces.
23. Eventually all the land occupied by Israel will be returned.
The Realist ,   Planet Earth   (04.25.08)
Israelis need to just face the fact that Israel's illegal occupations will eventually end, and the Israelis who are currently living outside of Israel on those occupied lands will have to leave and return to Israel proper where they belong. Peace in the Middle East is far too important to the entire world as a whole and will not be thwarted by a few radical Israeli settlers claiming that some invisible deity gave them the right to claim land that belongs to others. Israel’s future lies in the Negev, so start packing and get a move on so you can reserve the best spot for your new home.
24. Land for Peace
david   (04.25.08)
Syria should follow the "land for peace" concept and sign a peace agreement with Israel by giving up the Golan. The territory doesn't belong to them in the first place, and in this way they would show the world how much they yearn for peace.
25. Golan Already SOLD
Dr, Dave ,   10128   (04.25.08)
Some people have a really short memory. July 06 Assad instructs Syian cabinet members to "purchase" their Golan plots in the middle of Lebanon Surrender "war II". Oct. 06 Livni floates a "committee" to "explore" handing over the Golan. 2006-07 "Secrets" talks with Syria exposed and repeatedly denied. 2008 Livni, the Queen of Surrender, chomps at the bit to officiate over the Golan Surrender with Jimmy the Jew-Hater Carter by her side. Bye Bye Israel as we knew her. Is a military coup in the offing or a civil war? The way the Israelis have been sheepishly been led to the Iranian slaughterhouse by kapos Olmert & Livni, it looks like Holocaust II is just around the corner. Seems "Never Again" was a mere cheap slogan that sold books.
26. olmert continues to sell out israel-he's on the take
debra ,   usa   (04.25.08)
27. good idea for golan
Doron   (04.25.08)
tell the syrians that the best they will get will be a token piece of land. if their price for peace is the golan, well, israels price for peace is also the golan. it is in israeli long term interest to keep the golan, a water source and natural buffer which is geographically integral to the country. giving away the golan will cause constant israeli syrian contentiousness over water.
28. Location, Location, Location
Mark ,   Israel   (04.25.08)
Lets talk about the water crisis that we are all facing in the Middle East. Last time I checked this too comes into play when we are talking about the Golan.
29. Arrest him and lock him away in a mental institute
Hashem ,   Haifa   (04.25.08)
30. Iran and its servile ally Syria.
Robert Bernier ,   Tel Aviv   (04.25.08)
We should not miss a second occasion to destroy the terror state Syria. That way we hurt also the fanatic Islamic state of Iran. As a result of a harsh military defeat of Syria the dictatorship of El-Assad may collapse. This might open a new and positive era of relations between Israel and Syria but the Golan should remain a part of Israel. The facts about Syria nowadays are described at : http://xrl.us/bjcsd
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