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Report: US backs Israeli withdrawal from Shebaa Farms
Roee Nahmias
Published: 16.06.08, 09:57
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1. Why are they only willing to negotiate after Israel...
Eric ,   Tel Aviv   (06.16.08)
Why are the Arabs (Lebanon, Syria, Hamas, etc) only willing to negotiate after Israel gives up the only thing of worth to them that Israel has? Do they realize that if we give it back for nothing then they need not normalize relations, have peace, or need to clean up their own houses?
2. U.S. Backs Israeli Withdrawal
Miriam ,   Israel   (06.16.08)
from Shebaa Farms, from the Golan, from Chevron, from Judea and Samaria, from Jerusalem, from Sderot, from Ashkelon, from Haifa and from Tel-Aviv. With such good friends, who needs enemies?
3. Israel for sale, any one who is intersted go to Ehud Olmet
(06.16.08)
4. No withdrawals for free.
Terry ,   Eilat, Israel   (06.16.08)
If Lebanon wants the Shebaa Farms area, Mr Siniora can come to Jerusalem to discuss the matter. There are also legal questions involved. Is this Lebanese territory? Is this Syrian territory? Another consideration is Hezbollah. Will we suddenly find Hezbollah gunmen running around the area, building bunkers, concealing missiles to be launched at us? Who will stop them - the UN? In any case, now is not the time to hand Hezbollah, & thus Iran, a victory. Appeasement is in the air, like in the 1930's - and we are like Czechosolvakia that the allies dismembered to appease another bunch of totalitarian ideologues. Appeasement is always wrong.
5. Shebaa Farms
Ger ,   Raanana, Israel`   (06.16.08)
So what's the problem? It's not Israeli, the Syrians say it's not theirs (even though they occupied it when it was captured in 1967), the Lebanese want it. So, unless there is something the government is not telling us, give it to Lebanon.
6. " withdrawing " became the national jewish sport !
stephane ,   france   (06.16.08)
israel give its lands ( the ennemies call that withdrawing ) in judea samaria, in gaza, the coward olmert talks now about " withdraw " from golan, and today from the sheeba farms...etc...etc.... all that for a peace who will never come ! you know what olmert ? lets withdraw all the the jewish people from all israel and let's go back to concentration camps ! stupid and coward olmerd simply disgust me.
7. Why does Lebanon want Sheba farms if its Syrian land?
JAy3 ,   Israel   (06.16.08)
Very strange!....something fishy here. When will the USA demand the Arabs give back Jewish land stolen by Arabs????? Everyone sees how pathetically weak and appeasing Olmert is. They are all trying to get as much as they can off this stupid fool before he is dragged out of the Knesset kicking and screaming! Elections now and no more appeasements!
8. #4: No withdrawals period.
Steve ,   Fla.   (06.16.08)
9. Barak left Lebanon to Hizbollah & Sharon left Gaza to Hamas
zionist forever   (06.16.08)
Barak proved that in Lebanon withdraw from territory leads to less security not more. Its also Har Dov today, the Golan tommorow, Tel Aviv the day after all the arabs have to do is say PEACE TALK Arik Sharon with advice from then vice primeinister Olmert to pull out of Gaza and turned a problem into a disaster. The things Olmert likes to do best 1) Coruption 2) Giving away territory 3) Appeasing arabs & compromising security 4) Not giving a dam about what the people want only what Ehud Olmert wants. The arabs invaded us, they arabs lost the territory, the territory now belongs to us.
10. A larger plan
Dr D ,   Jerusalem   (06.16.08)
Chances are there that there is an agreement between the Seven Sisters (The oil big players) and Assad. Calming the region first and then securing the pipelines for the oil to be flown from Iraq to the Mediterranean on Syrian soil. Iran and probably Turkey are complicating the issue. Before the establishment of the Jewish state the terminal of the pipeline was Haifa. If things will go as planed we will get peace and water and Syria will get back some land and the pipelines revenue .
11. Death by a thousand cuts
Andrew   (06.16.08)
We all know the real issue and the real obstacle to peace is not land.
12. It's not only about Olmert
Walid ,   Riyadh, KSA   (06.16.08)
It's not only about Olmert, or Barak or Livni or BIB. The whole Israeli society seems to have changed. In comparison to 20+ years ago, the Israeli society looks to have softened. They are richer, they want to enjoy a certain standard of living, they avoid conflicts, and they prefer outsourcing dirty issues rather than doing it themselves. They want Syria to seize its relations with Iran, kick out Hamas and curb Hizb, they want the US to bomb Iran for them (I understand this since they can't do it by themselves) and this will of course be at a cost.
13. And yet again olmert/barak get us nothing in return.
Arie ,   BaGolan   (06.16.08)
14. CRUCIAL NEW US.POLICY THAT WILL AFFECT US WITH "NEW ADMINIS
ROLAND SEENER ,   LONDON ENGLAND   (06.16.08)
ARE JEWS A NON-ENTITY WHEN C. RICE OF THE PRESENT REPUBLICAN ADMINISTRATION PROPOSES THAT WE SHOULD NOT BE WHERE WE ARE AND ALSO HALT CONSTRUCTION IN EXISTING SETTLEMENTS CLOSE TO ARAB POPULATION CENTRES.?WHAT CAN WE EXPECT FROM EITHER AN "OBAMA" OR" MCCAINE" ADMINISTRATION...THIS QUESTION AND THEIR ANSWER MUST BE FORTHCOMONG NOW FOR IT IS CRUCIAL FOR EITHER OF THEM ,BUT MORE IMPORTANT FOR FOR US
15. Why the road of cowardice?
Steven ,   San Francisco   (06.16.08)
Wake up Israel. Tiny country that you are, you have no spare land.
16. In exchange for what? Lebanon must end state of war
Jake   (06.16.08)
The land was not seized from Lebanon, but from Syria in the 6 Day War of 1967, when Syria chose of its own accord to enter the war between Israel and Egypt, and attack Israel in the Tel Dan/ Ashmura region by land, and in the Upper Galilee region by air and by artillery bombardments. The Sheba farms was part of the Golan Heights, which was captured by Israel as a legitimate act of self-defense on the 5th day of the 6-Day War, after days of Syrian salvos on Israeli civilian communities. International law does not favor Lebanon's claims to the area, so what exactly are they offering in return? No doubt the first to set up camp there will not be Lebanese sovereignty, but Hizbullah terror bases. Lebanon must commit to exercising its sovereignty over all areas of its territory, and must commit to officially ending all claims of belligerency and state of war with Israel, otherwise all bets are off.
17. Is Livni's ineptitude in question any longer?
Mary   (06.16.08)
18. When is America going to give Guam and Okinawa back to the
Rivkah   (06.16.08)
Japanese since they acquired those territories in a war. The same standard should be applied to America and other countries that the UN is applying to Israel. When is America going to give Puerto Rico back to Spain? When is New England going to be given back to the British? When are Texas and California going to be given back to Spain?
19. Siniora
Bob ,   Hurst USA   (08.16.08)
This is the biggest cry baby in History. He reminds me of a world wide kiss a** not a leader. Maybe you should move into the same cave with your brother Naz.
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