By Aluf Benn, Haaretz Correspondent: Can Israel make peace with Syria without leaving Golan?
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Title:Syria does not need the Golan it has plenty of land. Its a matter
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of principle. Hence, they will never accept anything less than total withdrawl from the Golan. The isolation imposed by the Bush administration is already at an end and is no longer a bargaining chip.

The reality is that it may actually take MORE than the Golan for Israel to pacify Syria. Right now they have a very positive image in the Arab world for assisting Hamas and Hisbullah in resisting Israel. This they will loose if they are seen to be weak in accepting a poor deal with Israel.