Word: golan
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...only slightly. Syria's support for violent groups like Hizballah and Hamas is unwavering. Despite his Western education, he's in no hurry to promote reforms that might threaten his regime's control. Like his father, Bashar is ready for a peace deal with Israel that wins back the Golan Heights, lost in the 1967 war, but he is holding out for a comprehensive settlement of all outstanding Arab grievances...
...trip, which was sponsored by a branch of the American Jewish Committee, I spent about eight days in Israel with ten other college journalists, visiting Tel Aviv, Haifa, Jerusalem and the Golan Heights. We met with both Israeli and Palestinian professors, public servants, journalists and average citizens. It was a terrific opportunity to see a beautiful part of the world that boasts an incredible history and meaning for so many people. But more importantly, it was a window into life in a part of the world about which most of us know very little...
...make effective foreign policy in the Middle East, President Bush has had to learn to ignore the leadership of his own party on Capitol Hill. And it's not hard to see why: Last week, House Republican whip Tom DeLay proclaimed that the West Bank, Gaza and the Golan Heights were not occupied, as U.S. foreign policy maintains, but are in fact part of Israel. Now House Republican leader Dick Armey has reportedly upped the ante, suggesting that Israel had no reason to hand over occupied territory to the Palestinians and that instead "the Palestinians should build their national home...
...than 100, with Israeli soldiers tightening their grip around Manger Square, where Palestinian gunmen and a huddle of civilians and priests were besieged in the Church of the Nativity complex. Israeli warplanes and artillery struck targets in southern Lebanon on Saturday after Israeli posts in Israel proper and the Golan Heights were shelled by Hizballah, raising familiar fears that a widening conflict could squelch yet another peace mission before it has a chance to take root. And Bush toughened his message to Sharon and called on Israel to pull back from the West Bank cities "without delay." On Saturday...
Competing mobilizations amid mounting waves of popular enthusiasm would be a direct replay of what happened in 1967, which back then triggered humiliating Arab military defeats and the Israeli occupation of Gaza, the West Bank and the Golan Heights, which still endures. For that very reason the scenario might seem exceedingly improbable. As the frequent references to 7th century events in political speeches show, Arabs have excellent historical memories. Even those born after 1967 know the story very well. Certainly each government has powerful reasons to refrain from anything more than diplomatic protests even if Arafat is killed. Egypt would...