Word: damascus
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...figured out. The obvious party to do it is the U.S., in the person of Henry Kissinger. At present, the kind of crisis situation that Kissinger needs to start a fruitful dialogue does not exist. Washington's relations with the Palestinians are even worse than its relations with Damascus were when the Israeli-Syrian disengagement talks began. Equally important, neither Israel's fragile new coalition government nor Jordan's harassed King Hussein is in any position to make territorial or political concessions...
...week completed the separation of forces specified by their cease-fire agreement. Syria recovered not only all the territory it lost in the October fighting, but also Quneitra, the Golan Heights provincial capital that Israel has held since '67. The recovery of the ruined city-a symbol of Damascus' determination to win back all the land it lost to Israel in the Six-Day War-touched off a day of emotional national celebration. TIME Correspondent Karsten Prager accompanied the exuberant Syrians into Quneitra and cabled this account...
Canceled. The next morning, Oct. 10, "American and Israeli intelligence picked up the first clear signals of a Soviet airlift into Damascus and Cairo." Kissinger and Dinitz discussed the situation, and Dinitz again pressed for supplies. Kissinger promised rapid results. "He called Schlesinger," say the Kalbs, "and asked him to organize civilian charters to carry American military aid to Israel as quickly as possible. The Defense Secretary showed little enthusiasm for the idea, but he offered no opposition. Kissinger wasn't sure at that point if Schlesinger intended to help...
...David. Murmured an Israeli liaison officer, "Seems we can put up flags faster than we can take them down." During the brief withdrawal ceremony, Eitan addressed the men. "This hill is a symbol both for us and for the Syrians. At this place, the closest we reached to Damascus, we overcame the enemy. We have no illusions, but we hope that by handing it over we bring peace closer. We leave here with pride. If there is need, we will return." With that a parade of armored personnel carriers, Jeeps and Centurion tanks headed down the hill, leaving behind only...
...Israeli fort on Tel Shams commands a broad valley that runs eastward toward Damascus. From the hills, when the morning haze lifts, strong glasses bring the capital into view. In the past, Israeli cannon around Tel Shams had shattered Damascus windowpanes. But now, turning their backs on Syria, the last Israeli troops were ready to head west out of the territory they had seized in October's costly counteroffensive...