Monday, September 18, 2006

Israel would gain much by talking to its enemy

America and Israel must drop their refusal to talk to Syria. Indeed, the time is ripe to offer assurances to the isolated Syrian regime that blocking Hezbollah’s rearmament, stopping Islamist fighters’ passage into Iraq, and improving the country’s appalling human rights record would bring valuable diplomatic and economic benefits, including a strengthened association agreement with the EU.

Israel would gain much by talking to its enemy. Conscious of its vulnerability to rocket attacks, Israel understands that it needs a defensible state, which is safe from external aggression. Removing Syria as a threat will be a key element in achieving this strategic objective.

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