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Report: Talks on Golan Heights possible in Annapolis
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Published: 11.11.07, 15:30
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1. Rice, Israel's nemesis
Mike Jefferson ,   Washington D.C.   (11.11.07)
The only person who is worse than Olmert in terms of Israel's interests is Condi Rice. She is an appeasing tool and an ineffective one at that. Dress her up in a burka and ship her off to Saudi Arabiastan!
2. Golan discussed
J ,   Golan   (11.11.07)
Yes well, I would rather discuss you being single than giving away Eretz Israel to animals
3. Annapolis: Set-up for an ambush.
Terry ,   Eilat, Israel   (11.11.07)
4. And what will be left of TINY Israel for the JEWS?
Joseph P. ,   Jerusalem   (11.11.07)
The United States of America's offer of California wouldn't make such a big difference to the USA as the West Bank, Jerusalem and Golan to Israel.
5. Dr.Rice, why not give them your home?
Judah ,   Golan Heights,ISRAEL   (11.11.07)
What a crazy world we live in. Condi Rice is an African American. Her relatives obviously come from Africa. She is not a native American. So why does she want my pregnant wife, one year old baby and myself to leave the land where my ancestors came from? Has she ever been to the Golan? Does she have no idea about the Jewish history here OR does she simply not care?
6. Golan must remain "off the table"
Raymond from DC ,   Washington, DC USA   (11.11.07)
Debka had reported this deal in the works last week. I don't doubt its veracity, as it's consistent with Rice' willingness to throw everything into the pot to avoid failure at Annapolis. Rice has hardly a single success to her own legacy, and she's working desperately to provide at least one for Bush. But it must not come at Israel's expense. If this matter does come onto the agenda, Israel must provide a firm "No". Retention of the Golan is a vital Israeli interest that must not be sacrificed for the approval of a lame duck administration.
7. State Department basement sale
arthur ,   jersey city usa   (11.11.07)
8. #5 FALSE MASHIACH BUSH AND SAINT RICE
DESTROYERS OF ISRAEL ,   WILL BE DESTROYED   (11.11.07)
THANK YOU .................DACON9
9. NO, NO, NO-ISRAEL'S ANSWER ON GIVING UP GOLAN HEIGHTS.
debra ,   usa   (11.11.07)
10. Golan is not an American territory
Frank ,   Canada   (11.11.07)
If Rice wants to discuss such issues, she must discuss Arkansas or California. Israel must not accept to have its foreign dictated by a foreign country.
11. To #6
Frank ,   Canada   (11.11.07)
Rixe is an idiot, to appease some US ennemies, she is ready to betray US allies. She is supposed to be a Russia expert but she is not even able to address the current Russian challenge.
12. We are a Vassal State
Yisrael ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (11.11.07)
Now we don't even set our own agenda anymore. If Rice wants us in a civil war, she is sure going about it the right way !
13. THIS OVER PRICED...................................
Avrohom Bilgrei ,   ZION   (11.11.07)
REPROBATE WOULDN'T DARE EVEN VERBALLY APROACH THE FACT THAT THE P.L.O. CHARTER STILL CALLS FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF ISRAEL ,SHE'S A BLACK MARK ON CONTEMPORARY DEPLOMACY ! Main Entry: di·plo·ma·cy Pronunciation: \də-ˈplō-mə-sē\ Function: noun Date: 1796 1 : the art and practice of conducting negotiations between nations 2 : skill in handling affairs without arousing hostility : tact THIS ----- DOESN'T EVEN AROUSE REALITY !
14. U.S. Foreign Policy Disaster continues
michael   (11.11.07)
If The U.S. state department thinks that having Israel dismantled in the name of peace will bring the opposite affect upon the west. It will only encourage islam to grow in strength and confidence. question for Secretary Rice after you dismantle israel which is the next country the U.S. wi offer the islamists? slovokia or the czech republic? No they need the missles in Czech so maybe they'll just give slovokia?
15. #1-9 talk & u get talks, work & u get ur work's worth
(11.11.07)
16. Golan is not Israels
(11.11.07)
Give back that land u bunch of land theives. U look like a bad landlord that confiscated this territory.
17. Who the hell does Rice think she is?
Miriam ,   Israel   (11.11.07)
The Golan belongs to ISRAEL.!!!!It is an important part of our security./
18. Rice pandering to Syria?
JM ,   Israel   (11.11.07)
Also to be discussed is return of Texas to Mexico?
19. 16, Why don't you mention your name and your country?
Judah ,   Golan Heights,ISRAEL   (11.11.07)
20. More Proof of Lies
ralphsrant1 ,   USA   (11.11.07)
More Proof of Lies from Olmert and Team and the US. Looks like based on those statements they are going for comittments. http://ralphsrant1.blogspot.com/
21. #16...a leason on Jewish Presense in The GOlan
gedaliah ,   judea   (11.11.07)
http://www.nd.edu/~daune/near_east_arch/gamla/gamla.htm Click and learn.... I bet you don't learn this in your muslim public schools.
22. The Golan will always belong to Israel
Dov ,   Los Angeles, USA   (11.11.07)
It is not up to the U.S. to give away land that rightfully belongs to Israel. A peace agreement with Syria would mean that Syria would have to cease all support for terrorism, dismantle their weapons of mass destruction, give up their claim to the Golan and move their military forces away from Israel's borders. If the Syrians cannot agree to all these demands from Israel then there is nothing to talk about.
23. Because the US didn't occupy the Golan
Geographer ,   Map   (11.11.07)
24. 21#, Great website, thanks
Judah ,   Golan Heights,ISRAEL   (11.11.07)
25. No to playing god
Brod ,   USA   (11.11.07)
Condi should NOT be playing god on Israel. Israel is a sovereign country whose biblical and historic homeland including the Golan goes back 4000 years. Israel should say NO to all the usurpers of its biblical and historic homeland which Israel liberated from the Islamist-Jihadist occupiers in the War of 1967.
26. its all about legacies for Olmert, Bush & Rice
zionist forever   (11.11.07)
The Bush administration is so desperate for a legacy other than Iraq they are now trying to cover all their options if it looks like the palestian front is nont making progress then they will concentrate on the Golan. Doctor Rice an ENEMY of Israel belives in the academic way that if she can make Israel give the Golan to Syria and the US gives Assad a couple of billion dollars cash and some top of the range American weapons then Assad will turn his back on Iran. It all works very nice in theory but one day Assad is Ghandi next miniute he is Saddam Hussain wanting to fight the mother of all batttles any promises from Assad would be empty. Israel also needs the Golan alot more than it nneeds a treaty with Syria right now. Syria is not a millitary threat so war is unlikley and if it did break out it would be a 6 hour war because other than his air defenses which the IAF has allready proven can be beat his newest tanks & jets are 30 years old, his pilots are some of the worst in the region. Israels merkava 4, F16s & F15s flown by the best piolots in the region it would be completly one sided in Israels favour. The Golan also provides Israel with strategic millitary high ground where there are also early warning stations. There are approxomatly 30 thousand Israelis in the Golan ( the same sort of number as the native druze ) unlike areas like Gaza they also live in peace with their druze naighbors and dont need to be protected 24 hours a day It cost billions to move the 8000 jews in Gaza and most of them still dont have jobs and are collecting unemployment some are still living in hotels because they havnt been able to find new jobs. Now we take 30, thousand billions to move them, billions to rehouse them, billions in unemployment, trying to even find jobs which may not even exist.. The Americans might pay some of the intial costs but the majority will end up coming from Israeli taxpayers, there will also be a permanent loss of revenue from Golan exports the taxpayers the economic effects will be felt for over a decade. It took years to recover economicly from Sinai and there were was no more than 8000 jews to be moved. The Israeli public will be paying a very high price for a peace treaty Israel doesnt need only so the Bush Adminidstration and Olmert can have their legacies. Assad will be laughing his regime would have been secured thanks to Israel & the US giving him their backing and the Golan so he can go back home and say I got the Golan for you I am a great president. He will have the Golan itself and part of the package will be American money and billions in anual millitary aid as was the deal with Egypt. Even if Assad did break off contacts with Iran for these prizes it wouldnt do anything to stop Iran with their desire to build nukes they dont need Syria its just a parasite that helps out now and again. Iran goes to North Korea for help with weapons development .. the shihab 3 missle is a reverse engineerd No Dong from NK thats the important friend along woth China and Russia who they buy weapons from. Syria is a nothing only the academics like Rice and the politicians see Israel making peace with Syria as some sort of wonder pill against Iran.
27. this is stage 1 of a greater plan towards Israel destruction
(11.11.07)
The Golan & the palestian state its all stage 1 in arab plans for Israel and as long as the arabs have their oil and we have presidents coming to the end of their terms looking for legacies there will be more demands. Today we give Syria the Golan and the palestians a state in the pre 1967 borders. We all shake hands on the White House lawn give out the nobel prizes then for a couple of years the arabs act happy STAGE 2 - the arabs who now America starts calling friends say we want Israel to give up its nukes so the Saudis have a conference draw up a plan and the Americans will LOVE the idea and in exchange for a little bit of extra cash and political preasure Israel will give up its neuclear deterent. STAGE 3 - Syria says look getting the Golan back was justified but also the Kineret and the rest of the Galalee is part of Syria it was illigaly givcen to the jewish state by the British and we want it back. To keep the peace with its arab friends ther Americans will be saying Israel give Assad what he wants. The palestians say I know we did a deal but only a small minority accepted that deal and the majority want more look guys if you want to avoid another intefada we want a new roadmap getting to more out of Israel. America comes back says look the palestians have got a point they feel cheated in the name of peace give them more. Ther arabs have the money to spend in America, they have the oil America wants cheap, there are more or them to keep happy Israel is just a tiny little thing with no natrural recources or big money to spend. We control just about all Israeli foreign policy allready and have done for decaded then the arabs are the ones we will take sides with once we have the peace we just keep the peace and take arab side.
28. Condi Rice is the costliest figure of this admisnistration
david ,   usa   (11.11.07)
the state department under her management entertains the most illogical of ideas
29. ISRAEL'S END IS SOON, PLEASE GO TO AMERICA
Atilla Karagözoğlu   (11.11.07)
good Israelies ! leave Israel to Palestinians. go to The US. you will be much happier there.
30. 17 Miriam, Israel...
Rivkah   (11.11.07)
You said Omri Sharon was going to be pardoned in a previous post. When?
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