'Talking' to Syria: The view from Israel

Last night, the United States 'counseled' Israel to talk to Lebanon regarding the 'disputed' Mount Dov (Shaba Farms) area at the foot of Mount Hermon, the highest peak in the country.I have already enumerated some of the problems with that strategy. Mount Dov is an area that fell into Israel's hands in the 1967 War, i.e. it came from Syria, since Lebanon was not a participant in that war. The