18.05.2011                      14.Ijar, 5771                      Pesach Scheni; Tag 29 des Omer

Golanbewohner:

For Golan Druse, ties to Syria are nonnegotiable

The Syrian identity of Majdal Shams residents is unambiguous, even if feelings toward Assad are not.

A day has passed since Majdal Shams found itself the unlikely backdrop of an audacious cross-border penetration that left one Syrian dead and dozens wounded.
A smattering of TV crews clustered at Shouting Hill, where for decades relatives gathered on either side of the Syria-Israel disengagement line to communicate by megaphone….