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Olmert isn't the first to refuse to give up land - only to change his mind
By Haaretz Staff and Channel 10
Tags: Ehud Olmert, Bashar Assad 
Haaretz.com/Channel 10 daily feature for April 27, 2008.

Last week's report that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has offered to cede the Golan Heights in exchange for peace with Syria doesn't come as a surprise, historically speaking.

Olmert joins a tradition of prime ministers refusing to give up land for peace, only to change their minds in light of geopolitical realities.


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