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Old 01-22-2007, 13:27 PM   #10 (permalink)
glyn
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Originally Posted by wabpilot View Post
The Golan Heights, the word heights is important, overlook most of northern Israel. They also put artillery within range of Damascus. Is giving the Golan Heights back to Syria worth the risk? Only Israel can judge that. That offer has been on the table for a long time though. I have to think that the offer is very conditional. Probably conditioned on Syria not introducing arms to the Golan Heights.
It will have to be a DMZ patrolled by troops from neutral nations under UN (or other mutually agreed) stewardship.
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