By Mehdi El Merini / Arab America contributing writer The Golan Heights, a plateau in southwestern Syria, has long been a region of strategic significance, cultural richness, and political contention. Known for its fertile lands and commanding position overlooking northern Israel, Lebanon, and Jordan, the Golan Heights has become one of the most contested territories … Continued
Statehood for Palestine is significantly compromised by Jewish settlements, home to ½ million, which are penetrating deep into occupied territory
• The international ’Green Line’ that separates Israel and the Palestinian territory following the 1967 war is barely recognized by Israelis anymore
• the local, West Bank economy is becoming more dependent on the settler and larger Israeli economy, diminishing the likelihood of a sustainable Palestinian economy in the future
• East Jerusalem, the symbolic capital of Palestine, was captured in 1967— some Israelis believe that it is theirs, as part of greater Jerusalem. Contributing writer,, John Mason, takes us along the tour on route 60
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