Word: golan
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Another argument that I have heard in the past few weeks suggests that Israel has made every effort to appease the Arabs. Israel has returned the Sinai Peninsula to Egypt, withdrawn its army from south Lebanon, and was even willing to return the Golan Heights to Syria in exchange for peace. The claims of the Palestinians seem like yet more demands on an endless list of claims...
...darkest moments of our post-Vietnam experience, U.S. Army General Bill DePuy visited Israel. It was right after the 1973 October War, when Israeli forces defeated a series of massed Syrian armor attacks on the Golan Heights. This was a climactic battle, and the victory was close and costly...
...mother die, then he's saved by a fisherman and becomes the center of a political conflict between the U.S. and Cuba. It's a terrific story... Imagine 70 soldiers attacking a home to capture a little boy." Thus ran the probable Hollywood pitch by legendary schlock producer Menahem Golan for his Elian Gonzalez biopic, currently in production in Cuba and the odds-on favorite to beat rival projects from CBS and the Fox Family Channel onto screens...
...been first out of the gate in April, initiating a two-part movie to air sometime in November, and Fox moved to scoop them by planning a project to air by September. But Golan, better known for such cinematic gems as "Death Wish" and "Raid on Entebbe," is notoriously quick at rushing stories to screen - his most recent effort was a low-budget screamer about the Miami shooting of Gianni Versace. So although Golan promises to be first and claims to have presold "Elian: The Gonzalez-Boy Story" (yes, that's the title) in five countries, including Germany, its real...
Bashar's view will have to extend outside Damascus as well. He'll focus not only on the Golan Heights but also on Lebanon, a land that was a playpen for his father's power politics. With Israel gone from Lebanon, many Lebanese, particularly Christians, are eager to see Syria go too. Damascus has 30,000 soldiers in the nation, and it controls much of the political discourse. It can try to steer Hizballah, the anti-Israeli guerrilla force, but it cannot control it. Israel has vowed to hold Damascus accountable for any Hizballah attacks on northern Israel. Bashar will...