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Assad: Syrians, return to Golan Heights
Roee Nahmias
Published: 27.09.06, 13:09
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1. A very interesting move, I must say
Bechor   (09.27.06)
Syrian settlements in the Golan...
2. Thank you Mr. Olmert in encouraging Terror against us!!!
uli ,   Jerusalem   (09.27.06)
No the whole country will be for years for your cowardness!!! If you would have actually and actively silenced the HisbAllah, Terror would have gone down, but you ENCOURAGED our enemies with your cowardness, please STEP DOWN! Let somebody more patriotic try to save our coutnry before it will be too late!
3. Assad needs to find a hole in the wall
Johnson ,   USA   (09.27.06)
and get it out of his system. This guy is a real piece of work molded by Iran. Hey, all you Syrians how do you like your country being run from Iran?
4. Assad offers incentives to Syrians returning to Golan
silvio ,   italy   (09.27.06)
in Italy, also Mr. Prodi wants to return to Constantinople by means of the Turks!
5. I thought he was gonna take it by farce ..I mean force.
malcolm   (09.27.06)
6. THE BIBLE Warns Syria . . .
Craig Crawford ,   Laguna Niguel USA   (09.27.06)
The Bible warns one day Damascus (Syria) will cross a line of no return and will pay the price . . . "The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap" (Isaiah 17:1) This prophecy has not yet been fulfilled ... but as with ALL Bible prophecies it WILL be fulfilled. The Bible ALSO warns it will come at a time of trouble for Israel ... AND tells us it will be caused by Israel's lack of faith in God and His Word ... "And in that day [usually refers to the coming 'Apocalypse'] it SHALL come to pass, the glory of Jacob [Israel] shall be made thin, and the fatness of his flesh shall wax lean." (Isaiah 17:4) God tells us WHY "Jacob's (Israel's) trouble" will come . . . "Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast not been mindful of the rock of thy strength [the "Rock" is Messiah] (Isaiah 17:10) With outstretched arms God now pleads with the children of Israel (and the whole world) to return to Him and His Word ... BEFORE it is too late ... "Gather yourselves together, Yes, gather together O undesirable nation (the nation who would willingly try to give God's land to her enemies) BEFORE the decree is issued, BEFORE the day passes like chaff, BEFORE the Lord's fierce anger comes upon you, BEFORE the day of the Lord's anger comes upon you! SEEK the Lord, all you meek of the Earth who have upheld His justice (this will be a global judgment) SEEK righteousness, SEEK humility. IT MAY BE THAT YOU WILL BE HIDDEN IN THE DAY OF THE LORD'S ANGER." (The coming 'Apocalypse.') (Zepahaniah 2:1-3) To the children of Israel and to the enemies of Israel who will come against her . . . please take the Bible seriously . . . the time grows short. And please learn of Jesus-Yeshua, the promised Messiah from Scripture, for He is our Hope ... our ONLY Hope. Grace and Shalom, www.alphanewsdaily.com www.theprophecies.com
7. Syria ad the Golan #2
Hilda ,   USA   (09.27.06)
I'm sorry but I am completely unable to understand what you said. Will Isrel have the right to veto any Syrians which come to settle?
8. Golan Heights : current status (Part 1)
Marcel Abel ,   (France)   (09.27.06)
The Israeli army captured the Heights and put it under military administration from 1967 until 1981, when the Knesset passed "The Golan Heights Law", similar to its 1967 measures concerning Jerusalem. Most of the Arab residents of the Golan Heights, mainly Druze, retain their Syrian citizenship even though Israeli citizenship is available to them. Syria continues to offer them some benefits such as free university tuition. In 1998 the Golan Heights had a population of 33,000 people, having previously had a Syrian population of 80,000, most of whom fled as a result of the 1967 war. Israel's measures are frequently termed "annexation" but the real status of the Golan is very far from legally clear - the word "annexation" or equivalent concepts, like "extending sovereignty," are not used in the law itself. In any case, the result of the extension of sovereignty/annexation has been an end to the application of military regulations to the populace. It has also been noted that the Golan Heights have been a part of peace negotiations between Syria and Israel. When Prime Minister Menachem Begin was asked in the Knesset why he was risking international criticism for this annexation, he replied "You use the word annexation, but I am not using it." The governmental Jewish Agency for Israel states that "Although reported as a annexation, it is not: the Golan Heights are not declared to be Israeli territory." On the other hand, the Benjamin Netanyahu government's Basic Policy Guidelines stated "The government views the Golan Heights as essential to the security of the state and its water resources. Retaining Israel's sovereignty over the Golan will be the basis for an arrangement with Syria." Neither the UN nor any country has recognised the "annexation" and they officially consider the Heights to be Syrian territory under Israeli military occupation. This view was expressed in the unanimous UN Security Council Resolution 497 stating that "the Israeli decision to impose its laws, jurisdiction and administration in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights is null and void and without international legal effect." It, like other relevant UN resolutions takes care to not explicitly call it an "annexation", referring at most to Israel's "annexationist policies." (PART 1)
9. Golan Heights : current status (LAST)
Marcel Abel ,   (France)   (09.27.06)
Additionally, Lebanon claims a small portion of the area known as Shebaa Farms on Mount Dov in the area of Mount Hermon. Syria's position on the subject is unclear. Syria's foreign minister has orally declared that the Shebaa farms are Lebanese, but Syria has refused to notify the UN of its position officially. Thus, from the UN perspective, Shebaa remains Syrian until the Syrian government confirms its position through official channels. UN Security Council Resolution 425 confirmed that as of June 16 2000, Israel had completely withdrawn its forces from Lebanon, thereby indirectly designating the farms as part of the Golan, and therefore Syrian territory. The reason behind this diplomatical imbroglio is that Syria fears that recognizing the Shebaa territory as Lebanese will allow Lebanon to negotiate a separate deal with Israel. UNDOF (the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force) was established in 1974 to supervise the implementation of the disengagement agreement and maintain the ceasefire with an area of separation known as the UNDOF Zone. Currently there are more than 1,000 U.N peacekeepers there trying to sustain a lasting peace. Syria and Israel still contest the ownership of the Heights but have not used overt military force since 1974. The great strategic value of the Heights both militarily and as a source of water means that a deal is uncertain. Members of the UN Disengagement force are usually the only individuals who cross the Israeli-Syrian border, but since 1988, Israel has allowed Druze pilgrims to cross the border to visit the shrine of ABEL in Syria. In 2005, Syria allowed a few trucks of Druze-grown Golan apples to be imported. The trucks themselves were driven by Kenyan nationals. Since 1967, brides have been allowed to cross the Golan border, but they do so in the knowledge that the journey is a one-way trip. This phenomenon is shown in the Israeli-Arab film The Syrian Bride. The Golan Heights contains the only ski resort under Israeli control, and the extreme-weather unit of the IDF, the Alpinistim, train there. Some Jews and Zionist organizations consider the Golan Heights to be liberated Jewish land; this view has very little support internationally. No other country has accepted the legality of the Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights. (Source : Wikipedia) My special thanks to Internet and Wikipedia.
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