Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: Olog-hai

Why is the Golan not Syrian?
Because Israel militarily occupies it?

You may say that Israel has strategic reasons not to return the Golan... but to expect Assad to accept this is childish.

Assad is the slayer of jihadi vermin (supported by Erdogan, al-Saud, al-Thani, McCain/Kerry and Netanyahu).


33 posted on 12/08/2016 3:19:02 PM PST by SolidWood
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 17 | View Replies ]


To: SolidWood

Because it’s not Syrian.

Syria is a rogue nation besides.

And you keep burying your credibility.


35 posted on 12/08/2016 3:21:24 PM PST by Olog-hai
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 33 | View Replies ]

To: SolidWood
Why is the Golan not Syrian?

I'll tell you you why, but it requires a little bit of history.

1. The Syrians state acquired the Golan from the French in 1944. They used it as a staging area to attack Israel from 1948 on.

2. They used it to attack Israel in the 1967 war.

3. They lost it in battle to Israel in 1967.

4. Israel controlled it from 1967 until 1981. They legally annexed the Golan by vote of the Knesset in 1981. It then became a part of Israel.

5. The Syrians had the territory for 19 years in total. Israel has had it for almost 50 years now. The Syrians lost it in battle. This is a time-honored way in which territory is changed.

6. The Syrian claim to the Golan is the same as Muslim claims to all non-Muslim land. They think it should belong to them.

7. Should Spain return itself to the Muslims? The Muslims conquered it in 711 and ruled it for almost 8 centuries. The Spanish finally kicked them out in 1492. I hear no clamor for Spain to return itself to Muslim rule.

8. Golan is now part of Israel.

55 posted on 12/08/2016 3:42:09 PM PST by Blennos ( As)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 33 | View Replies ]

To: SolidWood
You asked the question why, and you may not like the answer. Syria lost the Golan in a war of aggression. Law of Land Warfare and Geneva Conventions all back that up.

Having lived in Israel and not Jewish, I don't have a dog in this fight. However, I have seen the pre-war battle lines and positions on the Golan. Do you know that Syria used sniper and artillery fire from the Golan from 1947 - 1973 when they lost those positions, hence Assad will never get them back....

79 posted on 12/12/2016 3:18:34 PM PST by Jumper
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 33 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson