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| Bush offers Golan Heights withdrawal, report says |
| 2008-10-19 |
| (AKI) - A report in a Kuwaiti newspaper claims that Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas delivered a secret letter from US President George W. Bush to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad offering Israel's withdrawal from the disputed Golan Heights In exchange for Israel's withdrawal, Syria would have to end the 'Syrian-Iranian' alliance once and for all. Abbas reportedly delivered the letter to Assad during his recent visit to Damascus, reported Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth quoting Kuwaiti daily al-Jarida on Friday. "In the letter, Bush suggested finalising the agreement within several weeks, before the US presidential elections, in order to push the Middle East peace process, an achievement the president will be able to proudly present before leaving the White House in January." Al-Jarida added that the delegation accompanying Abbas on his visit to Syria "was unaware of the letter or its details, and the US insisted that this be carried out secretly and far away from the official channels." Following the 1967 Six-Day War, Israel captured the Syrian territory of the Golan Heights and annexed it to its territory in 1981. Syria and Israel have been technically at war ever since. Last May, Israel and Syria launched peace talks aimed at a comprehensive peace agreement, under the auspices of Turkey. Talks reached a stalemate in September and have now been postponed. Prior to May, the last time both countries initiated peace negotiations was in 2000, when both sides failed to reach an agreement over the fate of the Golan Heights plateau and the shore of the Sea of Galilee, which the Golan Heights overlook. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 Ummm.... NO. |
| Posted by: newc 2008-10-19 12:05 |
| #3 Needs the "salt" graphic. As in, a TON of salt.... |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2008-10-19 10:15 |
| #2 Not really TW. See the Zioooooooooists control Bushitler so they're really offering the Golan back gratis and free of charge. |
| Posted by: .5MT 2008-10-19 09:59 |
| #1 Bush doesn't get to make commitments for other countries to third parties. This is one of those Palestinian imaginary realities. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2008-10-19 07:49 |