Shaul Mofaz, the Deputy Prime Minister of Israel, said what Ehud Olmert has not yet said publicly: That Syria can forget about the Golan Heights or a peace treaty until it stops working with the enemies of Israel.
“Syria is entangled up to its neck with aiding Hizbullah and other terror groups like Hamas. Now it must decide, does it want to continue to allow Iran to lead it by the nose or does it want to abandon the axis of evil,” he said.
This is my favorite quote:
“We must ensure our moves regarding Syria are measured, very level-headed and very very responsible. I am not interested in issuing labels for (Syrian President Bashar) Assad – whether I believe him or not – but his strategic decision was to side with Iran, Hamas and Hizbullah. And that speaks volumes.”
I’m thinking Mofaz is the unnamed “high-ranking official” that’s been quoted saying much the same thing in recent news articles. It’s good to know that Olmert has some people with sense working for him.
Is Mofaz a potential replacement for Olmert when the current government finally collapses?