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Golan Heights
Dec 12 2009, Michael Davison

The residents of Ghajar protest to being annexed by Lebanon—why? Could it be that they prefer remaining under Israeli control until the Golan Heights is returned to Syria under a peace agreement? At any rate, it’s obvious they don’t want to be...

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Golan Heights:

In this photo released by Israel’s Defense Ministry, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak meets with soldiers as he visits a military base in the Golan Heights, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008.