Golan Heights and Security of the Zionist Regime

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The water rich, fertile and strategic region of Golan is the only region which is located in beyond green line border (1948 border) and still occupied by the Zionist regime. It was occupied in 1967 and the battle to free it in 1973 was not successful. From that time on, withdrawal from this region has been an issue betweenSyriaand the Zionist regime. This paper studies the place of theGolan Heightsin security of the Zionist regime in terms of strategic location, water sources and population. The purpose of the current paper is identification of the above factors in security of the Zionist regime. Can withdrawal from this region serve security of this regime as it was the case by the treaty between the regime andEgypt,Jordanand the Palestinian Autonomous Authority or the advantages of this region will make withdrawal costly for the Zionist regime? 

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