This declaration should come as no surprise given that the UN Security Council, since 1967 when Israel occupied the Golan Heights, has maintained the very same position. Primarily outlined in UN Security Council Resolution 242, the international consensus has reaffirmed this position in various subsequent resolutions. 
Haaretz: Prime Minister Ehud Olmert agreed to withdraw from all of the Golan Heights during indirect peace talks with Damascus, Syrian President Bashar Assad told the Italian newspaper La Repubblica.
In an interview which appeared in the newspaper’s Wednesday edition, Assad said Israel and Syria were within “touching distance” of clinching a peace agreement.
The Syrian premier told La Repubblica that during the Turkish-mediated peace negotiations, Olmert indicated to Turkey’s prime minister, Reccep Tayip Erdogan, that he is ready to relinquish all of the Golan Heights to Syria.
Assad added that both sides were very near an agreement, and that all that remained was to finalize last details over the precise route of the 1967 line which would serve as the future border between the two countries.
As both sides reached the final stages of talks, Olmert requested a pause in the talks so as to consult with his government. Shortly afterwards, Israel launched its offensive in the Gaza Strip.
“Turkey became exasperated with Israel because it felt duped [because of the Gaza war],” Assad added.
The Syrian leader said he was concerned over the future of peace talks given the make-up of Israel’s next government, which in all likelihood will be formed by Benjamin Netanyahu. “I see the finish line moving further away,” Assad said. “I am not fearful of Netanyahu, but from the fact that Israel voted for a rightist government. This is the biggest hurdle to peace.”
