ISRAELIS ARE NO LONGER ALLOWED IN DUBAI AFTER HAMAS HIT
MAR 1 2010
Tensions are once again rising along the northern border, and
talk of war is again being heard. Israel has warned Syria against transferring
"upgraded" weaponry to Hezbollah and threatened to topple the Syrian regime if
war breaks out. Syria has threatened to attack Israeli cities, and Iran has
charged that Israel is planning to attack Syria and Lebanon.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad met in Damascus recently with the
leaders of Syria, Hezbollah and Hamas and prophesied a "Middle East without
Zionists."
The American administration has been trying to calm the situation. It has sent
repeated messages to Israel warning of the possibility of problems caused by a
"miscalculation." The Americans also summoned the Syrian ambassador and
demanded that Syria stop sending arms to Hezbollah.
Defense Minister Ehud Barak met with senior American officials in Washington
about the growing danger in the north, and shortly thereafter, Israel Defense
Forces Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi headed for Washington as well. Next week,
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will visit Israel, and he, too, is expected to
urge Israel to show restraint and refrain from military action.
Israel rightly fears being surrounded by long-range rockets with sophisticated
warheads that can hit major cities in the center of the country as well as air
force bases. Such rockets are currently deployed in Syria, Lebanon and the
Gaza Strip. But before it embarks on a military operation in the north, or
even escalates the conflict, it must first exhaust any diplomatic
alternatives.
Instead of threatening war, Israel must strive to resume diplomatic
negotiations with Syria, with the aim of signing a peace agreement with it.
Nothing would do as much as a diplomatic agreement to effect a strategic
change in Israel's north and dismantle the hostile coalition led by Iran.
An Israeli withdrawal from the Golan Heights, in exchange for appropriate
security arrangements and normalization with Syria, would create a new reality
in the Middle East, extend Israel's peaceful borders, increase stability in
Lebanon and give Syria an alternative to its alliance with Ahmadinejad.
Barak is right to support renewed negotiations with Syria, but he must not
make do with adopting the stance of a pundit or analyst. Instead, he must push
to restart the negotiations. And if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu persists
in refusing to talk with Syria because he objects to "preconditions," or if he
clings to his view that Israel must not leave the Golan Heights - then don't
be surprised if the warnings of war from Damascus come true.
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