Sunday, May 25, 2008

Golan Heights Not Indispensable To Israel

Ex-IDF chief: Golan Heights Not Indispensable

By Haaretz Service
Last update - 18:30 24/05/2008
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Haaretz

Former Israel Defense Forces chief of staff Dan Halutz said on Saturday that Israel should consider pulling out of the Golan Heights in exchange for peace with Syria.

"For real peace, we must be disposed to pay a real price," Halutz told a Be'er Sheva audience. He also said that as much as it would be painful to withdraw from the territory, occupied by Israel during the 1967 Six Day War, the option should not be ruled out.

"When engaging in talks with Syria, everybody knows what is on the table," he said. "We should exhaust every possibility to make peace with all our enemies."

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