How Does Israel Plan To Withdraw From Areas Of The Golan Heights(Netanyahu)?
Israel is ready to withdraw from areas of the Golan Heights, but it will not give up large parts of the occupied territory in any peace deal with Syria, a top aide to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday. In an interview that shored up the contradictions in Israel’s foreign policies, National Security Adviser Uzi Arad told Israel’s Haaretz newspaper the Jewish state plans to withdraw from some areas in the Golan Heights, Syrian land captured in the 1967, but intends to remain in the strategically key areas. Arad followed his announcement with a demand that as part of a statehood deal that settles the conflict with the Palestinians, Israel should be granted NATO membership. The Golan Heights The consensus in Israel was that it must keep a strong presence in the Golan Heights for “strategic, military and land-settlement reasons,” despite Syria’s demand for a full Israeli withdrawal as part of a peace deal which includes normalizing ties with Israel. Syrian President Bash
Israel is ready to withdraw from areas of the Golan Heights, but it will not give up large parts of the occupied territory in any peace deal with Syria, a top aide to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. National Security Adviser Uzi Arad also said in an interview with Haaretz newspaper published on Friday that as part of a statehood deal that settles the conflict with the Palestinians, Israel should be granted NATO membership. Arad said the consensus in Israel was that it must keep a strong presence in the Golan Heights, land captured in 1967 and which Syria wants returned as part of a peace deal, for “strategic, military and land-settlement reasons.” “If there is a territorial compromise, it is one that still leaves Israel on the Golan Heights and deep into the Golan Heights,” Arad said, noting also the plateau’s water resources. Netanyahu has said he is ready to hold peace talks with Syria without preconditions, but that any agreement must address Israel’s security needs.
ERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel is ready to withdraw from areas of the Golan Heights, but it will not give up large parts of the occupied territory in any peace deal with Syria, a top aide to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. National Security Adviser Uzi Arad also said in an interview with Haaretz newspaper published on Friday that as part of a statehood deal that settles the conflict with the Palestinians, Israel should be granted NATO membership.
