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To: sammy levy who wrote (4007)	8/23/2003 7:48:48 PM
From: 2MAR$	Respond to of 6945

let's hope that global warming does not become a fact ...or the extended schedule for your payback may not come in time Sammy for your posterity to enjoy the gold...or the egyptians for that matter . It is my belief that the technology and science of Israel , their expertise in using the land well and knowledge of sustainability and efficiency makes them one of the Arabs best allies presently and in the end. And have much wealth of experience to share. Of course all this holy land could be underwater soon enough when the ice melts , so they all better start rowing lessons now . What gives though , I thought Jehova promised no more floods? Perhaps the seas of the world rising just a few inches , doesn't qualify semantically or technically as a "flood". Takes quite a bit more strength to have faith in science usually , than it does the "holy books". ;-)

To: sammy levy who wrote (4007)	8/23/2003 8:09:41 PM
From: Machaon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6945

MYTH : “Israel seized the Golan Heights in a war of aggression.” FACT : "Between 1948 and 1967, Syria controlled the Golan Heights and used it as a military stronghold from which its troops randomly sniped at Israeli civilians in the Hula Valley below, forcing children living on kibbutzim to sleep in bomb shelters. In addition, many roads in northern Israel could be crossed only after being cleared by mine-detection vehicles. In late 1966, a youth was blown to pieces by a mine while playing football near the Lebanon border. In some cases, attacks were carried out by Yasser Arafat's Fatah, which Syria allowed to operate from its territory. Israel repeatedly, and unsuccessfully, protested the Syrian bombardments to the UN Mixed Armistice Commission, which was charged with enforcing the cease-fire. For example, Israel went to the UN in October 1966 to demand a halt to the Fatah attacks. The response from Damascus was defiant. "It is not our duty to stop them, but to encourage and strengthen them," the Syrian ambassador responded. Nothing was done to stop Syria's aggression. A mild Security Council resolution expressing "regret" for such incidents was vetoed by the Soviet Union. Meanwhile, Israel was condemned by the UN when it retaliated. "As far as the Security Council was officially concerned," historian Netanel Lorch wrote, "there was an open season for killing Israelis on their own territory." After the Six-Day War began, the Syrian air force attempted to bomb oil refineries in Haifa. While Israel was fighting in the Sinai and West Bank, Syrian artillery bombarded Israeli forces in the eastern Galilee, and armored units fired on villages in the Hula Valley below the Golan Heights. On June 9, 1967, Israel moved against Syrian forces on the Golan. By late afternoon, June 10, Israel was in complete control of the plateau. Israel's seizure of the strategic heights occurred only after 19 years of provocation from Syria, and after unsuccessful efforts to get the international community to act against the aggressors." us-israel.org