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	Golan Heights (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Golan Heights are situated to the east of the Jordan River.
		Today the population of the Golan Heights is principally Jewish Israeli, after large numbers of locals fled the area in 1973.
		Golan Heights has been annexed by Israel, and is under Israeli law, but this is not internationally recognized.
	lexicorient.com /e.o/golan_h.htm (211 words)

	Golan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Golan or Gaulonitis (Hebrew: גּולן, gōlān; Greek: Γαυλανῖτις, Gaulanítis) is an ancient city in the Levant.
		It was in the territory of Manasseh in the area of Bashan, and it was the most northerly of the three cities of refuge east of the Jordan River (Deuteronomy 4:43).
		Schumacher inclines to the belief that the ancient Golan may be located in Sahm el-Jaulān (a large village 4 miles east of Nahr ‛Allān and 4 miles southeast of Tsīl).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Golan (573 words)

	Golan Heights - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Golan Heights are surrounded by four countries: Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and Israel.
		The name "Golan" is a polysemy that refers to the historical name of a geographic region, and in contemporary usage may serve as a political designation applying to territory annexed to Israel from Syria.
		The Sa'ar River divides between the dark-soiled volcanic Golan and the distinct white limestone of Mount Hermon.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Golan_Heights (3767 words)

	Golan: The Occupied Syrian Arab Golan - Syria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Golan: The Occupied Syrian Arab Golan - Syria
		Latin references mention Golan as the area north of River Jordan between the slopes of Mt. Hermon and the River Yarmouk (HEROMAX).
		The Golan was known for its fertility and pastoral meadows since the year 2000 B.C. In ancient times the Golan had fortified cities and sites such as Banias and Fiq.
	www.golan-gov.org (210 words)

	Golan Group - Global Security Solutions, Risk Analysis, Executive Protection, Vehicle Armoring
		Golan Group may revise or rescind an order to correct an error or pricing issue not detected until after fulfillment of such order, and Customer may either accept Golan Group's proposed revision to the order or rescind the order if such proposed revision is unacceptable.
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	www.golangroup.com /terms_conditions.shtml (2182 words)

	The Golan Heights: Geography, Geology and History
		While the Mt. Hermon range is mostly limestone, the Golan Heights proper is mostly basalt and other types of volcanic rock, forming a plateau that drops off to the west, to the Jordan River and Lake Kinneret (in the Syrian-African Rift Valley), and to the south, to the Yarmouk River.
		In 1964, Syria sought to divert the sources of the Jordan and prevent their waters from reaching Israel, provoking a series of border incidents; the Syrian plan was ultimately thwarted by IDF operations in the spring of 1965.
		Druze began to settle in the northern Golan and on the slopes of Mt. Hermon.
	www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/Peace/golan1.html (1523 words)

	Travel in Golan - Israel - History - WorldTravelGate.net®-
		Meanwhile, in the environs of Mount Hermon and the northern Golan, a nomadic tribe of Arabs known as the Tureens was developing a unique mountain culture.
		Jesus fled Herod Antipas, ruler of the Galilee, to the Golan.
		Both Muslims and Crusaders erected fortified positions, castles, and towns along the Golan, which Passed with every change of fortune from one side to the other, Banias, located on a strategic leg of the road from Tyre to Damascus, was considered the key to the Holy Land by the Crusaders.
	www.mideasttravelling.net /israel/golan/golan_history.htm (1335 words)

	Daily Bible Study - Golan
		Golan, from the Hebrew word pronounced go-lawn, meaning captive, was located in the eastern territory of the tribe of Manasseh (see Tribal Lands), east of the Jordan River.
		Geographically, the Golan Heights are located within Mount Hermon to the north, the Wadi ar-Ruqqad (a seasonal part of the Yarmuk River) to the east, the Yarmuk River to the south, and The Jordan River and the Sea of Galilee to the west.
		After the Israeli War of Independence in 1948-1949, the Golan Heights were fortified by the Syrians, and numerous Israeli civilians were killed or injured by Syrian artillery and sniper fire while fishing or tending their farms.
	www.keyway.ca /htm2002/golan.htm (284 words)

	The Golan Heights - The Peace Encyclopedia
		The Golan Heights [Gaulanitis] were illegally given away to the French Mandate of (Syria -Lebanon) on March 1923.
		One of the key security arrangements envisioned for a Syrian-Israeli agreement involving Israeli withdrawal on or from the Golan is demilitarization of the territory from which the Israeli forces are withdrawn.
		Proponents of a Golan withdrawal commonly state that "peace is a better basis for security than territory." That assertion is essentially a political, not a military judgment.
	peace.heebz.com /golan.html (2865 words)

	The Golan Heights
		The Golan -- rising from 400 to 1700 feet in the western section bordering on pre1967 Israel -- overlooks the Huleh Valley, Israel's richest agricultural area.
		From 1948-67, when Syria controlled the Golan Heights, it used the area as a military stronghold from which its troops randomly sniped at Israeli civilians in the Huleh Valley below, forcing children living on kibbutzim to sleep in bomb shelters.
		The statute extended Israeli civilian law and administration to the residents of the Golan, replacing the military authority that had ruled the area since 1967.
	www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/Peace/golan_hts.html (1221 words)

	Golan History
		Modern-day Ramat ha Golan (Golan Heights) is the western section of the Biblical region of Bashan.
		The city of Golan, one of about 60 fortified cities in Bashan, is set aside as a city of refuge to which alleged murderers flee as they await trial.
		Golan is a Levitical city of the family of Gershon.
	world.std.com /~camera/docs/cmr61/golan.html (890 words)

	Israel's need to keep the Golan Heights
		Paradoxically, withdrawal from the Golan, by slashing the time available to effectively respond to a Syrian threat, may ultimately leave the IDF with no choice but to carry out a preemptive strike against Syria even when the Syrian moves are subject to interpretation.
		The fate of the Golan Heights, officially designated by law as part of the State of Israel, is not merely an issue of thirteen thousand Golan residents/settlers, but is a question of national life and death.
		On Israel's side of the Golan, there is a steep incline from the Golan plateau down to the densely populated Hula Valley and eastern shore of the Kinneret.
	www.hebroots.com /golan.html (4919 words)

	GOLAN HEIGHTS, Landmine Monitor Report 2001
		The Golan is divided into three areas: Syrian controlled, Israeli controlled, and a buffer zone monitored by the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF).
		The Golan is a mountainous area; rain and erosion cause mines to move from their original places into other areas, sometimes residential areas.
		In the Golan, there are several fenced off mined areas covering several kilometers of land, and there are also fenced off minefields near schools and even backyards of some Golani residents.
	www.icbl.org /lm/2001/golan (1159 words)

	Golan the Rodian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Golan [HoloNet image] wears a simple habit, with numerous pouches and a teal-bladed lightsaber hanging from his utility belt.
		Golan was born a slave on Nar Shaddaa.
		Upon recovery Golan was reassigned to the Cularin; the Jedi Knight Alexa Dor-Kaela was assigned as his mentor.
	home.twcny.rr.com /brockway/golan.html (412 words)

	Golan heights travel hotels information guide - inisrael.com
		The Golan is one of the least visited and known regions of Israel.
		For the pilgrim the Golan is the place where Jesus sought his last moments of peace before embarking on his final journey to Jerusalem.
		Three of the disciples were born on the Golan, the miracle of the Gadarene Swine took place here as did the healing of the blind man, the second miracle of the loaves and the fishes and the transfiguration.
	inisrael.com /golan (286 words)

	Golan Group - Global Security Solutions, Risk Analysis, Executive Protection, Vehicle Armoring, CornerShot Weapon System
		Golan Group is an international security corporation with its origins in the Israeli security infrastructure.
		Golan Group at Government Security Expo & Conference - Golan Group was a featured exhibitor at, the GovSec Security Conference held on April 26 & 27, 2006 at the Washington DC Convention Center.
		Golan's large 20x20 exhibit was anchored around the company's new Xpose 2000 Fluoroscopic Real-time, 3D X-ray screening system and a new and innovative Cargo Container screening system specifically designed to automatically screen cargo containers and trucks at a rate of 45 to 60 seconds per container, penetrating up to 400mm of steel.
	www.golangroup.com (264 words)

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		Golan and J. Perloff, “Superior Forecasts of the U.S. Unemployment Rate Using a Nonparametric Method,” Review of Economics and Statistics 88(1), 2004, 433-438.
		Golan and H. yl, “A Generalized Maxentropic Inversion Procedure for Noisy data,” Applied Mathematics and Computation 127 (2002) 249-260.
		Golan and J. Perloff, “Comparison of maximum entropy and higher-order entropy estimators,” J.
	www.american.edu /cas/econ/faculty/golan.htm (690 words)

	The History of the Golan
		The Bashan Region, of which the Golan is a part, was promised to the Patriarch Abraham and the people of Israel on the occasion of the "Covenant Between the Parts," recounted in Genesis 15.
		Jewish communities in the Golan were attacked by their gentile neighbors, and Judah Maccabee launched a rescue expedition on their behalf.
		In light of the Golan's Jewish history, the Zionist organizations demanded that the Golan be included within the borders of the Jewish National Home.
	www.unitedjerusalem.com /THE_GOLAN/the_golan.asp (1210 words)

	Golan Heights
		Prior to 1967 the Golan Heights was home to approximately 100,000 Syrians.
		In 1981 Israel annexed the Golan Heights by extending Israeli civil law to the region.
		The talks were stalled for a long time because of Israel’s refusal to withdraw from the Golan.
	www.damascus-online.com /golan (343 words)

	CSP "U.S. Forces on the Golan Heights"--1994 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		It concludes that the United States should not deploy its troops on the Golan Heights and that the cause of peace would not in fact be served by such a deployment.
		Because of the Golan's compact area and terrain, those troops would be operating close to a substantial and potentially hostile population.
		The stationing of a significant American force on the Golan is likely to serve as an efficient political instrument in the hands of Syria, to try to convert the U.S. from a close partner of Israel to an external superpower obligated to follow an evenhanded policy in order to protect its soldiers.
	www.security-policy.org /papers/studies/golan94.html (11155 words)

	Jeanne Golan, Pianist
		The project also fosters new American music in a way that makes it about the power of the music and text because it is designed to belong with standard repertoire as well as allowing the standard repertoire to be heard in a fresh context.
		Nessinger and Golan have performed in major concert halls throughout America and Europe as featured soloists with orchestras, chamber musicians, in recital and on CD.
		Equally at home discussing music as performing it, they enjoy engaging their audiences when appropriate with a few thoughts about the program they are about to experience.
	golan.knottyknotty.com /cycles-sequels.html (1351 words)

	Syria and the Golan
		Thus it was that Prime Minister Begin in 1981 received the Knesset's consent to incorporate the Golan into Israel's territory.
		That, indeed, was the only constructive Syrian act in the years of its possession of the Golan.
		The Golan Heights, or Bashan as it is called in the Bible, was part of the Promised Land Joshua allotted to the
	www.internationalwallofprayer.org /A-237-Syria-and-the-Golan.html (1206 words)

	ZNet \| Mideast \| The World Just Watches
		In the compound we are left wondering, not without fear, whether the international community will allow the permanent expansion of the already illegal occupation and the exile if not assassination of the Palestinian leader.
		Neta Golan, an Israeli, is among the 40 international peace observers occupying Yasser Arafat's besieged office.
		This comment, which she wrote with Ian Urbina, an associate editor of the Washington-based magazine Middle East Report, was contributed to the International Herald Tribune.
	www.zmag.org /content/Mideast/Golanworld.cfm (473 words)

	Israeli Control of the Golan Remains Strategically Critical
		They are, after all, feverishly trying to reverse the national security strategy of the Jewish State and (i.e., the necessity of maintaining physical control of the Golan Heights) and eliminate one of its foundations (by surrendering all of the Golan to Syria).
		It would be folly for Israel to relinquish the Golan Heights on the assumption that the historic strategic realities have disappeared and the end of history has arrived.
		That assessment of the strategic requirement for the Golan remains as valid today -- in the age of missiles and in presence of a relatively degraded Syrian military -- as it did when General Barak made it.
	www.cdn-friends-icej.ca /isreport/janfeb00/golan2.html (2544 words)

	THE GOLAN HOTEL, TIBERIAS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		A warm and cordial welcome greets our guests at the Golan Hotel Tiberias, where the staff's mission is to make you feel at home while away from home.
		The Golan Hotel Tiberias is an ideal starting point for tours to all the famous pilgrim sites as well as sites throughout the Galilee and Mount Hermon.
		The Hotel also offers an outdoor pool with sun decks, health and fitness club, finnish sauna and Jacuzzi, medical and reflexological massage, daily entertainment as well as a well provided club for the children.
	www.golanhotel.com (125 words)

	Golan Family Crest
		Golan is an ancient Anglo-Saxon surname that came from the baptismal name Jollan.
		Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Andrew Joline, who sailed to New York in 1686; Patrick Golane to Barbados in 1678; Elizabeth and John Jolland to America in 1772; and William Golan to Philadelphia in 1841.
		In the Golan coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement.
	www.houseofnames.com /xq/asp.fc/qx/golan-family-crest.htm?a=54323=224 (627 words)

	Golan Heights
		The northern part of it was given to Shevet Menashe while Shevet Reuven and Gad, resided farther south (in the area across the Kinneret and the upper and lower part of the Yarden).
		During the first days of the Yom Kippur War (August 1973), the Syrians captured most of it back and it was only toward the last days of the war that the Israeli army made a miraculous comeback and was able to push them back.
		Most Druze in the Golan are small landowners and engage in agriculture, with apples the dominant crop.
	www.campsci.com /iguide/golan_heights.htm (491 words)

	Golan Yona - Homepage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Lin Guo, Aaron Birkland, Jayavel Shanmugasundaram, Golan Yona.
		Using a mixture of probabilistic decision trees for direct prediction of protein function.
		Golan Yona, Nathan Linial, Naftali Tishby, Michal Linial.
	biozon.org /people/golan (825 words)

	Maps of the Golan Heights - Map # 1 (Communities Map) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The renewal of the Jewish settlement on the Golan Heights after the Six Day War (1967) continues the Jewish settlement of the Golan throughout the ages.
		All Israeli governments encouraged settlement movements to build the 32 communities which transformed the threatening "Syrian Heights" into a prosperous, blooming and beloved region.
		This map shows the Golan Heights communities which are today a dynamic and living reality.
	www.golan.org.il /map.html (87 words)

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