Rep. Duncan Hunter, one of 10 Republicans vying for their party's 2008 presidential nomination, said Israel must not withdraw from "one inch" of territory as part of an Arab peace accord. Hunter, the former chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, termed Israel a "postage stamp of a country" that could not afford to cede territory.

On May 20, Hunter, a California Republican, voiced his position during a meeting with Christian Zionists in Alexandria, Va. He recalled his visit to the Golan Heights, the scene of intense armored battles with Syria during the 1973 Yom Kippur War, Middle East Newsline reported.

The Golan Heights was captured by Israel from Syria in the 1967 war. Hunter remains alone among Democratic and Republican presidential candidates who oppose Israeli territorial concessions.

Hunter has criticized the Bush administration's plan for a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. He cited the spreading influence of Iran and Al Qaida in the Levant.

Hunter has been trailing in the polls ahead of the 2008 primaries. He is one of seven GOP candidates polling in the low single digits.