Golan Heights

I was going to include this in my last post, but I didn’t want it to get lost in the rest of the news. This is something that I kept tripping over last week. I was waiting for it to get bigger coverage, but it’s not. Maybe it will turn out to be nothing, but with the rest of the news about Syria, it may not.


So, with all of the uprising in Syria, the Druze, who live in the Golan Heights, have come out in support of President Assad. The Druze are an ethic minority in Israel and other countries. There are approximately 20,000 in the Heights.

That’s here: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=15a_1301776192&c=1

That in itself is curious, as the Druze typically don’t involve themselves in these issues.

The other story is the quiet one behind the scenes. It would appear that the White House is still meddling in Middle Eastern affairs, particularly ones that don’t appear to be healthy for Israel. It seems that Obama and his ilk believe giving, or leasing the Golan Heights back to Syria would be good for Assad’s image.

That’s here: http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=281717

“The White House is pushing an agreement whereby Israel would either evacuate much of the Golan Heights, or Syria would agree to lease the territory to Israel for a period of up to 30 years.”

It’s getting more difficult to know which hand to watch. This could mean suicide for Israel, with a strategic location for attacking the country. It could also have its water supply cut off.

What most troubles me about all of these stories about Israel, and the ones I will post later tonight, is that the leaders are not quite sure what direction to turn these days.  They may soon turn to a peace accord of some type...