Syrian Golan?....puts Israel on war alert

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Souria Allah 7amiha....سورية الله حاميها

InshaAllah nothing bad will happen -- we don't need anymore wars...

Yes, and the Israeli know that, the syrian are afraid of a NEW WAR, the regime may lost his influence, and the ISRAELI`S will keep the Golan, and if the Syrian continue to think like you do, for sure and not maybe some day they will take Damskous as well.

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Over my (and the rest of the world's) dead body(ies)!!!!!!
Maybe in the near future things will look bad, bas trust me... TRRRRRRRRUST me, we'll all get our land back... in syria, in palestine, in lebanon, in iraq, in every country that has foreigners occupying/oppressing the sukkan... justice is with Allah... Allah is justice.....

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Next battleground will be a familiar one, Israelis say: In Golan Heights, tensions with Syria are on the increase

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Israeli military intelligence officer: Syria preparing its army for war with Israel

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Ya latif....

But, Baidatz told the cabinet, while Assad is "preparing the Syrian army for the possibility of a military conflict with Israel, on the other hand, he is not ruling out the possibility of reaching a political settlement with Israel."

*ya rabb!*

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ROME: Syria is ready to hold peace talks with Israel, but is also preparing for the possibility of a war with the Jewish state, Syrian President Bashar Assad said, according to an interview published Friday in an Italian newspaper.

Assad called on Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to consider Syria's offer to discuss peace in exchange for territorial concessions, Rome-based daily La Repubblica reported.

"I say to Olmert: make an attempt. Call our bluff," he was quoted as saying. "The Syrian people are united on this: Reach peace to get back our lands," he said in a reference to the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.

A U.N. General Assembly resolution in September demanded that Israel withdraw from this territory, which it annexed from Syria in 1967. The United States opposes the resolution, contending that it prejudges the outcome of negotiations between Israel and Syria.

Despite his call for dialogue, Assad also said Syria expects that Israel could launch a war against it "at any moment," according to the interview.

"War is always possible in our region. It is natural to prepare (for it)," he was quoted as telling the newspaper. However, he dismissed as "inexact" recent reports that his country is massing missiles on the border with Israel, according to the interview.

Assad also sought to downplay Syria's backing of Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon, saying that his country holds influence on the Shiite group, but doesn't interfere in Lebanese affairs.

"Don't you see that Hezbollah is backed by a large part of the Lebanese population? It is wrong to portray it as a Syrian or Iranian puppet. Hezbollah has its own interests, its own vision. They trust us, so we can influence them," he was quoted as saying in the interview. "We never lost our influence in Lebanon. But it is not interference."

On Friday, European Union leaders at a summit in Brussels urged Syria to stop meddling in Lebanon and to help stabilize the country gripped for weeks by Hezbollah-led protests that have confined the Lebanese prime minister to his Beirut office.

Report: Syria's Assad calls for dialogue with Israel

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JERUSALEM, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- Israel's Defense Minister Amir Peretz said on Sunday that Syria's overtures for dialogue with Israel deserve consideration while some officials show caution at Damascus' support for "terror", local media reported.

According to local newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth, Peretz said at Sunday's cabinet meeting that "the statements should be looked into ... the matter deserves thorough examination and evaluation."

On Friday, in an interview with an Italian newspaper, Syrian President Bashar Assad called on Israel to accept his proposal for opening peace negotiations.

Meanwhile, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem expressed Damascus' willingness to resume talks with Israel without conditions last week.

The Syrian overtures for peace talks became the focus of Sunday's Israeli cabinet meeting.

Israeli Tourism Minister Isaac Herzog echoed Peretz's sentiment, saying that "Assad and Moallem's words should be examined" but warned that Israel needs to be "extra cautious" in light of Syria's support for "terror organizations."

"Syria currently extends one hand to Israel and offers negotiations, while the other hand provides weapons to some of the worst terror organizations, and harbors (Hamas Politburo chief) Khaled Meshaal. The disappointments of the past require us to be extra cautious," Herzog said.

Right-wing Likud Chairman Benjamin Netanyahu also stated on Saturday that Assad's statements should be given consideration.

However, Israeli Vice Premier Shimon Peres rejected Saturday night Syria's call for unconditional talks with Israel, saying that before such talks could commence, certain Israeli preconditions must be met, including a halt in sheltering terror leaders and stopping the actions of the exiled Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal in Syria.

Peretz: Syria's call for talks deserves consideration