Column One: Statecraft in the Absence of Statesmen, by Caroline Glick (Jerusalem Post)
“Olmert is demonstrating that he is incapable of responsibly advancing Israel’s interests. Indeed, his willingness to engage in surrender talks with Damascus shows that he doesn’t even understand what Israel’s national interests are.”
Excerpts;
It is doubtful that opening negotiations on an Israeli withdrawal from the Golan Heights would weaken Syria’s relations with Iran. Why would Syria consider distancing itself from Teheran when its close alliance with the ayatollahs is what is provoking the US and Israel to mollify it?