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...which Israel wrested from Syria in the 1967 Mideast war, has stymied peace efforts between the two countries. Israel may now be ready to go along with Syria's demand to withdraw, but wants to ensure the safety of Israelis there. A multinational force, Peres said optimistically, would deter Syrian terrorism and reassure Israelis following a peace agreement. "This force, if deployed, will probably get more opposition from American isolationists than from anyone in the Golan," notes Pentagon correspondent Mark Thompson. "But the mission would not put American forces in great danger, nor would it be costly. Clinton...
...talks that both sides hope will lay the groundwork for a peace agreement. The talks are being brokered by the United States. Beirut bureau chief Lara Marlowe reports: "The principal barrier is clearly the future of the Golan Heights. Israel has refused to give it up entirely, and Syrian President Hafez Assad hasn't changed his position one iota. He wants control over the entire Golan Heights region. That means no Israeli presence whatsoever. Assad is very shrewd, and he knows that his place in history is tied to the Golan. Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres has a reputation...
...Syrian and Israeli negotiators will resume peace talks brokered by the United States in eastern Maryland on Wednesday. TIME's Jamil Hamad is skeptical that the talks will yield real progress on the most contentious issue, control of the Golan Heights: "I don't think these negotiations will produce anything of serious consequence. The problem is with the Syrian ruling elite who are concerned about their place in history. This is an obsession among this group, which is headed by Assad. They are afraid of being called traitors for talking with the Israelis. Assad's dilemma is that he does...
Archaeologists believe they have discovered a 2,000-year-old burial cave of the Maccabees, a clan of Jewish warriors who led a revolt against a Syrian king that is still celebrated today with the feast of Hanukkah. The find, first uncovered by a tractor breaking ground on a highway project 19 miles northwest of Jerusalem, appears to confirm ancient Jewish accounts of the clan, also known as the Hasmoneans, a spokeswoman for the Antiquities Authority said today. "It's a very important find," says TIME science writer Michael Lemonick. "Over and over in the last few years, archaeologists have...
Archaeologists believe they have discovered a 2,000-year-old burial cave of the Maccabees, a clan of Jewish warriors who led a revolt against a Syrian king that is still celebrated today with the feast of Hanukkah. The find, first uncovered by a tractor breaking ground on a highway project 19 miles northwest of Jerusalem, appears to confirm ancient Jewish accounts of the clan, also known as the Hasmoneans, a spokeswoman for the Antiquities Authority said today. "It's a very important find," says TIME science writer Michael Lemonick. "Over and over in the last few years, archaeologists have...