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...alternatives to such courses are grim. Israeli and Syrian troops are currently at battle strength and are so close on the Golan Heights that they face each other in a "no-warning" standoff. In the event of renewed fighting, the Syrians would probably seek to lure the Israelis into Syrian territory and inflict high casualties; Damascus, the Syrians are fond of saying, rightly or wrongly, would be like Stalingrad...
...fifth war, and we must get ready for it." Syrians whom Washington constantly suspects of trying to sabotage the Kissinger peace negotiations echoed Arafat's warlike words. They indicated that Damascus would probably approve another six-month tour for United Nations troops that separate Syrians and Israelis along the Golan Heights. "We'll need six months to get ready, unless Israel agrees to withdraw from the Golan Heights," said one Syrian diplomat cryptically. At week's end there were reports in Jerusalem about an increased military buildup along the Heights...
...small ones. That at least seems to describe Secretary of State Henry Kissinger's strategy of "gradualism," which he began pursuing after last year's October war. It has included ceasefires, face-to-face Israeli-Arab meetings, and partial withdrawal of Israeli forces occupying Sinai and the Golan Heights. This week, in the wake of Kissinger's sixth postwar visit to the area, comes another crucial moment...
They were omens of larger troubles ahead: it is an unmistakable fact that the mood on both sides in the Middle East imbroglio has shifted noticeably since Kissinger negotiated disengagement in the Sinai and on the Golan Heights earlier this year. The momentum for peaceful settlement has somehow ground to a halt. The belief-or hope-that "Dr. Henry" could work miracles has to a large extent vanished...
...Gains. Virtually no diplomatic gains have been made since Kissinger's springtime successes. The United Nations peacekeeping forces-6,700 in the Sinai and 1,200 on the Golan-are still in place. But their six-month tenure has to be renegotiated shortly, and the Syrians may make this an exasperating process. Syria, Egypt and Jordan demand the return of all territory captured by Israel in the '67 war. Israel in turn demands pacts of nonbelligerence. The Palestinian issue still is unresolved. In both Israel and Egypt, the mood ranges from gloomy to disillusioned...