I dont know if you have been reading the papers lately, but it seems like there is a fire sale going on in Israel in terms of its territory. I can’t say I 100% understand the need to negotiate with your enemies, especially when they approach the negotiations as more of list of demands.

Syria: We wont speak with you unless you hand over or commit to hand over he entire Golan first. THEN we can discuss peace.

Lebanon: Forgetting of course the fake government up there that represents mostly Hizbullah, the refrain is the same. Vacate the territory first (Shebaa Farms)and THEN we can discuss peace.

Gaza: Well, no surrender demands here, though Hamas is trying to make sure that Israel wont stop if from smuggling in more weapons. In fact Israel is actually acceding in part to their demands for a ceasefire.

Do you see a pattern here? I don’t know about you, but possession being 9/10th’s of the law, I’d hang onto the territory until the ‘terms’ lighten up. You hear a lot about how it doesn’t hurt to talk to any of these countries, but in their minds, if Israel is talking, Israel is weak and can be pushed into surrendering to the will of the Ummah. I don’t think there will be much movement on the Syrian or Lebanese track although I wonder if Israel will negotiate a Gaza ceasefire in order to reclaim Gilad Shalit.

Anyone’s thoughts?

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