How can Peace Now support negotations with Syria when most Israelis adamantly oppose ceding the Golan Heights?
THEY SAY: Polls show that most Israelis object to ceding the entire Golan Heights to Syria, even in return for a full peace accord. Peace Now supports negotiations with Syria, knowing that the return of the entire Golan Heights is a core Syrian demand. How can Peace Now support something that most Israelis adamantly oppose? WE SAY: Peace on Israel’s northern border is one of Israel’s primary national security interests, which warrants paying the territorial price on the Golan Heights. One of the clear lessons of the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war remains that in the absence of a peace treaty, it is only a matter of time before war breaks out. It is true that Israelis are very attached to the Golan Heights and are reluctant, or even strongly opposed, to relinquishing them to Syria. This does not mean that a peace agreement that exchanges the Golan for real security for Israel would not be embraced by Israelis. The same polls that show Israelis unwilling to cede the Golan show that Israelis s
