Word: syrians
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Most of the Middle East was bathed in sunshine, but high atop snowy Mount Hermon north of the Golan Heights an ominous battle between Israelis and Syrians raged day afterday. For the past six weeks Syrian guns have off and on bombarded Israeli installations in a concerted effort to convince Israel that it must return captured Syrian territory. But last week the diplomatic cannonading turned into a full-scale battle. Syrian commandos attempted to overrun Israeli positions held since the October war and were beaten back. Aircraft were called in on both sides for the first dogfights since last fall...
...intensity, the Mount Hermon fighting was clearly more political than military. Last week, touring the long ridge line that rings Mount Hermon, TIME Correspondent William Marmon talked to one Israeli officer who shared responsibility for the defense of the mountain. "This is a political war," he told Marmon. "The Syrians are trying to play the same game that the Egyptians played before there was a disengagement in Sinai. But we shall stay here as long as necessary." The Syrians hoped to convince Israel that they could fight as long as Israeli troops occupied the strategic mountain. Syria's message...
...matter will more than likely be put to the test when the Knesset meets for a scheduled debate this week. The Premier may try to persuade her party to accept the report as it stands and close ranks in view of the tense military situation on the Syrian border. One way out might be to shift Dayan from Defense to Foreign Minister, a move that would enable him to remain in the government and continue negotiations on Syrian disengagement...
...latest crisis came at a particularly bad time for Israel's government. Sporadic fighting continued for the fourth week on the Golan Heights, and for the first time since the October War Israeli warplanes opened fire on Syrian troops. In Damascus, Syrian Defense Minister Mustafa Tlas said that his country "is now prepared to launch an all-out war against Israel to ensure the liberation of all occupied territories...
...Syrian President Hafez] Assad was not too delighted with the proposals we gave to Mr. Kissinger. The feeling is mutual about Assad's proposals...