About two-thirds of Israelis object to returning the Golan to Syria. So while this might be a noble effort - not so much:

Israeli envoys holding a new round of indirect peace talks with Syrian counterparts in Turkey will propose the leaders of the two states meet at a conference in France next month, Israeli political sources said on Monday. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Syrian President Bashar Assad launched Turkish-mediated negotiations last month but there has been no word on prospects for a summit given the outstanding gaps between the sides' bedrock demands.

Even President Peres is rolling his eyes. Although about two-thirds of Israelis also oppose a Hamas ceasefire without Shalit's return and that pretty much looks good to go. So there's actually a chance that Olmert has - incredibly - stumbled into a way to decrease his popularity.

Which is not to say that Israeli-Syrian talks aren't seriously eroding Israel's diplomatic position:

Israel's indirect negotiations with Syria through Turkish mediators are making it harder for Jerusalem to argue against high-level European contacts with Damascus, diplomatic officials said Sunday. The officials' comments came as Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's chief of staff, Yoram Turbowicz, and his foreign policy adviser, Shalom Turgeman, traveled to Turkey for another round of indirect talks with the Syrians. Neither the locale nor the framework of the talks were formally confirmed by the Prime Minister's Office. Also Sunday, two top advisers to French President Nicolas Sarkozy met with Syrian President Bashar Assad in the latest sign of a thaw in ties between the two nations.

Think of this as an international version of what pro-Israel activists go through the Hill: they walk in into a Congressional office, explain why giving guns to the Palestinians is a bad idea, get enthusiastic agreements, and then totally fail. Because - as the Congresspeople glumly explain - they can't oppose objectively anti-Israel measures when it's the Israeli government itself that's lobbying for the bills. At least Olmert's keeping busy these last few months in office.

References:
* Poll: More Israelis object to Golan accord than to Jerusalem deal [Ha'aretz]
* Israel to propose Olmert-Assad talks, sources say [YNet]
* Peres: If Assad is serious – let him meet with Olmert [YNet]
* 68% oppose truce without Schalit [JPost]
* 'Talks harm efforts to isolate Damascus' [JPost]

Previously:
* This Summer's War With Syria - Peace Deal Rumors Are Suspiciously Incoherent
* Syria Modernizing Its Airforce With Russian Help - War With Israel On The Horizon
* Syria's Been Building Their Nuclear Reactor Since 2003 And The State Department Still Tried To Stop Israel From Taking It Out (Plus: Awesome IDF Bombing Raid Just Got Filled With Even More Awesome)