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In Israel, Separation Anxiety Over the Future of the Golan Heights

Why some Israelis are fretting about peace talks with Syria

Posted June 13, 2008
 A Druze shepherd (L) and a Druze farmer greet each other at the roadside May 22, 2008 near their viilage of Buqata in the Golan Heights. Israel and Syria announced today they are holding indirect peace talks brokered by Turkey, with Damascus demanding a full Israeli withdrawal from the strategic Golan Heights in return for a comprehensive peace.

A Druze shepherd (L) and a Druze farmer greet each other at the roadside May 22, 2008 near their viilage of Buqata in the Golan Heights. Israel and Syria announced today they are holding indirect peace talks brokered by Turkey, with Damascus demanding a full Israeli withdrawal from the strategic Golan Heights in return for a comprehensive peace. (David Silverman/Getty Images)

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