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**wentscat** · 09-04-2012, 04:22 AM

"Technically, the two countries have been in a state of war since 1948. Israel also continues to occupy the Golan Heights, Syrian territory which it captured in 1967 and later annexed, in a move that is not internationally recognised.

Yet under President Bashar al-Assad, there has been a long-standing truce and for the past 40 years the border between the two countries has been relatively calm."
from http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-19017502

also see this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golan_Heights

not exactly strong opposition is there?

This is why Israel is helping Syrian rebels

Israeli MP: Syrian Rebels Want to Be Friends With Israel
http://news.antiwar.com/2012/02/29/i...s-with-israel/
Israeli MP Isaac Herzog, a member of the powerful Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, says that he has been contacted by members of Syria’s opposition who have assured him that they “want to be friends” with Israel.

09-04-2012, 04:22 AM	#29
wentscat Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 471 Senior Member	"Technically, the two countries have been in a state of war since 1948. Israel also continues to occupy the Golan Heights, Syrian territory which it captured in 1967 and later annexed, in a move that is not internationally recognised. Yet under President Bashar al-Assad, there has been a long-standing truce and for the past 40 years the border between the two countries has been relatively calm." from http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-19017502 also see this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golan_Heights not exactly strong opposition is there? This is why Israel is helping Syrian rebels Israeli MP: Syrian Rebels Want to Be Friends With Israel http://news.antiwar.com/2012/02/29/i...s-with-israel/ Israeli MP Isaac Herzog, a member of the powerful Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, says that he has been contacted by members of Syria’s opposition who have assured him that they “want to be friends” with Israel.
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