Golan citizens threaten Israel of a fate similar to her fate in Lebanon
Syria-Israel, Politics, 7/13/2001

Statements made by the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon in which he considered that the Jewish settlements in the Golan heights as never to be " tracked back," on Wednesday raised satisfaction among the Israeli settlers and the protest of the Syrian people of the Golan.

Chairman of Katzrin municipality Sami Bar-Lieve, who is the representative for the settlers of the Golan who number 18,000 told reports that Sharon's statements " are not surprising."

Bar-Lieve added " we know for years that this is his ( Sharon) views. Now all become to know that the settlement in the Golan is no more a matter that needed to be discussed." He expressed his satisfaction because the government "decided to continue developing the Golan and develop investments in this land." But the Arab citizens in the Golan expressed their regret over these statements. Sheikh Suleiman al-Maqt threatened that "Israel's fate in the Golan will not be better from the fate it had received in Lebanon." And he gave no more explanations to this effect.

Previous Stories:
  A huge fire in the Golan   (6/30/2001)
  Israel provokes Syria   (6/30/2001)
  Israel investigates Arabs who visit their relatives in Syria   (6/26/2001)

Please add a link on your webiste pointing to ArabicNews.com and bookmark ArabicNews.com & subscribe to our daily email news bulletin.

Search