Syria May Join Active 'Resistance' Against Israel
By Julie StahlCNSNews.com Jerusalem Bureau Chief
May 22, 2006Jerusalem (CNSNews.com) - A Syrian government minister has said that his country may have to resort to "resistance" - a euphemism for terrorism -- to regain control over the Golan Heights if the peace process with Israel is not revived soon.
The Israeli-Syrian peace process has been in the deep freeze since early 2000, when a U.S.-sponsored attempt to revive talks bottomed out after several months of negotiations.
Although the Israeli-Syrian border along the Golan Heights has been one of Israel's quietest for more than 30 years -- with almost no infiltration attempts or trouble -- Israel says Syria continues its attempt to undermine the Jewish state by backing the Lebanese-based terrorist group Hizballah and hosting the headquarters of Palestinian terror groups in Damascus.
In an interview that aired on Hizballah's Al-Manar television 12 days ago, Syrian Information Minister Muhsen Ballal said that if the peace process is not revived soon, Syrians would resort to "resistance" to liberate the Golan Heights.
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