A part of the trench is seen in a former Jordanian military post known as Ammunition Hill in Jerusalem, March 5, 2019. Originally built by the British, the site was captured by Jordan in the 1948-1949 war and held by them until Israeli troops captured it in the 1967 Six Day War. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun SEARCH "LAND SCARS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

A part of the trench is seen in a former Jordanian military post known as Ammunition Hill in Jerusalem, March 5, 2019. Originally built by the British, the site was captured by Jordan in the 1948-1949 war and held by them until Israeli troops captured it in the 1967 Six Day War. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun SEARCH "LAND SCARS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY.

A Syrian tank lies turned over in the Hermon Stream in the Banias Nature Reserve on the western edge of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, February 27, 2019. Israel captured the area, a former demilitarized zone, in the 1967 Six Day War. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun SEARCH "LAND SCARS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY.

A disused tank lies abandoned in an open area next to an Israeli military training area in the Jordan Valley in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, March 26, 2019. Israel and Jordan fought during the 1967 Six Day War but signed a peace treaty in 1994. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun SEARCH "LAND SCARS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

A general view picture shows the Israeli barrier running between the East Jerusalem refugee camp of Shuafat (R) and Pisgat Zeev, both located in an area Israel annexed to Jerusalem after capturing it in the 1967 Six-Day War October 10, 2018. Picture taken October 10, 2018. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sarah Netanyahu attend an event marking the 50th anniversary of Israel's capture of East Jerusalem during the 1967 Six-Day War, opposite the Old City wall and near the Tower of David in Jerusalem May 21, 2017. REUTERS/Abir Sultan/Pool

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at an event marking the 50th anniversary of Israel's capture of East Jerusalem during the 1967 Six-Day War, opposite the Old City wall and near the Tower of David in Jerusalem May 21, 2017. REUTERS/Abir Sultan/Pool

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and David Friedman , the new United States Ambassador to Israel attend an event marking the 50th anniversary of Israel's capture of East Jerusalem during the 1967 Six-Day War, opposite the Old City wall and near the Tower of David in Jerusalem May 21, 2017. REUTERS/Abir Sultan/Pool

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) and David Friedman (L), the new United States Ambassador to Israel attend an event marking the 50th anniversary of Israel's capture of East Jerusalem during the 1967 Six-Day War, opposite the Old City wall and near the Tower of David in Jerusalem May 21, 2017. REUTERS/Abir Sultan/Pool

Fireworks are seen over the walls of the Jerusalem Old City during an event marking the 50th anniversary of Israel's capture of East Jerusalem during the 1967 Six-Day War, opposite the Old City wall and near the Tower of David in Jerusalem May 21, 2017. REUTERS/Abir Sultan/Pool

Israel will soon mark the 50th anniversary of the Six Day War, a conflict during which it captured the Old City of Jerusalem and more than two dozen Palestinian villages around it from Jordan, laying the foundations of a long-simmering dispute. In an effort to illustrate changes in the city over the past 50 years, Reuters has assembled from an Israeli government archive a collection of photos taken in Jerusalem in 1967. Reuters photographers then took pictures of the same sites as they are today. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun SEARCH "1967 WAR" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY. Matching text: ISRAEL-JERUSALEM/1967 WAR

Ronni Amiel (L) and his daughter Shani stand outside their prefabricated home in Givat HaMatos on the southern fringes of Jerusalem's city limits, as Jerusalem is seen in the background May 17, 2012. Named after a plane that crashed there during the 1967 Six-Day War, Givat HaMatos may yet prove the place where Palestinian hopes of establishing a capital in Jerusalem also fall apart. Of all the obstacles blocking the way to peace between the Palestinians and Israelis, the status of Jerusalem is arguably the most intractable. Picture taken May 17, 2012. To match insight PALESTINIANS-ISRAEL/JERUSALEM REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun (POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

Members of Amiel and Vashdi families sit outside Vashdi's prefabricated home in Givat HaMatos on the southern fringes of Jerusalem's city limits, as Jerusalem is seen in the background May 17, 2012. Named after a plane that crashed there during the 1967 Six-Day War, Givat HaMatos may yet prove the place where Palestinian hopes of establishing a capital in Jerusalem also fall apart. Of all the obstacles blocking the way to peace between the Palestinians and Israelis, the status of Jerusalem is arguably the most intractable. Picture taken May 17, 2012. To match insight PALESTINIANS-ISRAEL/JERUSALEM REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun (POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

Members of Amiel family are seen outside their prefabricated home in Givat HaMatos on the southern fringes of Jerusalem's city limits May 17, 2012. Named after a plane that crashed there during the 1967 Six-Day War, Givat HaMatos may yet prove the place where Palestinian hopes of establishing a capital in Jerusalem also fall apart. Of all the obstacles blocking the way to peace between the Palestinians and Israelis, the status of Jerusalem is arguably the most intractable. Picture taken May 17, 2012. To match insight PALESTINIANS-ISRAEL/JERUSALEM REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun (POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

The silhouette of an Israeli boy is seen as he looks out from his home in Givat HaMatos on the southern fringes of Jerusalem's city limits May 17, 2012. Named after a plane that crashed there during the 1967 Six-Day War, Givat HaMatos may yet prove the place where Palestinian hopes of establishing a capital in Jerusalem also fall apart. Of all the obstacles blocking the way to peace between the Palestinians and Israelis, the status of Jerusalem is arguably the most intractable. Picture taken May 17, 2012. To match insight PALESTINIANS-ISRAEL/JERUSALEM REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun (POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

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Israeli border policemen secure an alley as Israeli youth march on their way to the Western Wall during celebrations marking Jerusalem Day, Jerusalem's Old City, June 1, 2011. Jerusalem Day marks the anniversary of Israel's capture of the Eastern part of the city during the 1967 Middle East War. Israel annexed East Jerusalem as part of its capital in a move not recognized internationally. REUTERS/Nir Elias (JERUSALEM - Tags: POLITICS ANNIVERSARY SOCIETY)

A worker stands in a Jerusalem archeological site known as City of David June 6, 2007. Carved out of the teeming Silwan valley, below the walls of the Old City, the development is among several projects Israel has pursued in Arab East Jerusalem since capturing it 40 years ago this week -- in the Six Day War of 1967 that many Jews saw heralding a "return" to the biblical Zion of King David. Picture taken June 6, 2007. To match feature ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/1967-NEIGHBOURS REUTERS/Yonathan Weitzman (JERUSALEM)

Tourists look out at the Silwan Valley during a visit to a Jerusalem archeological site known as City of David, June 6, 2007. Carved out of the teeming Silwan valley, below the walls of the Old City, the development is among several projects Israel has pursued in Arab East Jerusalem since capturing it 40 years ago this week -- in the Six Day War of 1967 that many Jews saw heralding a "return" to the biblical Zion of King David. Picture taken June 6, 2007. To match feature ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/1967-NEIGHBOURS REUTERS/Yonathan Weitzman (JERUSALEM)

Widad Sha'abani, a 74-year-old Palestinian, hangs laundry outside her home, which is nestled in a Jerusalem archaeological site known as City of David, as tourists pass nearby June 6, 2007. Carved out of the teeming Silwan valley, below the walls of the Old City, the development is among several projects Israel has pursued in Arab East Jerusalem since capturing it 40 years ago this week -- in the Six Day War of 1967 that many Jews saw heralding a "return" to the biblical Zion of King David. Picture taken June 6, 2007. To match feature ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/1967-NEIGHBOURS REUTERS/Yonathan Weitzman (JERUSALEM)

Palestinian children walk past Israeli soldiers in the West Bank city of Hebron June 5, 2007. Marking 40 years of Israeli occupation, President Mahmoud Abbas said on Tuesday internal fighting had brought Palestinians to the brink of civil war. Yet Abbas, recalling what he described as the Arabs' "great defeat" by Israel in six days of war that began on June 5, 1967, assured his people that statehood was within reach. REUTERS/Yonathan Weitzman (WEST BANK)

Palestinian children walk past Israeli soldiers in the West Bank city of Hebron June 5, 2007. Marking 40 years of Israeli occupation, President Mahmoud Abbas said on Tuesday internal fighting had brought Palestinians to the brink of civil war. Yet Abbas, recalling what he described as the Arabs' "great defeat" by Israel in six days of war that began on June 5, 1967, assured his people that statehood was within reach. REUTERS/Yonathan Weitzman (WEST BANK)

Hanan Abu Lateef (R), a Palestinian born during the 1967 Middle East War, sits by her mother's bedside in the Qalandiya refugee camp near the West Bank city of Ramallah June 2, 2007. Abu Lateef says she spent the first few days of her life sheltering in an olive grove outside Jerusalem as battle raged close to the Palestinian refugee camp where she was born. The battle was part of what became widely known as the Six Day War. To match feature ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/1967 REUTERS/Loay Abu Haykel (WEST BANK)

Esti Ilan, an Israeli born during the 1967 Middle East War, speaks during an interview in her house in Raanana near Tel Aviv June 1, 2007. Ilan remembers her mother telling of how, on June 5, 1967, she was treated "like royalty" when she arrived to give birth at a Tel Aviv hospital packed with doctors ready for casualties from the front as Arab and Israeli armies clashed. It became widely known as the Six Day War. To match feature ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/1967 REUTERS/Gil Cohen Magen (ISRAEL)

Esti Ilan (L), an Israeli born during the 1967 Middle East War, stands in her house with her husband in Raanana near Tel Aviv June 1, 2007. Ilan remembers her mother telling of how, on June 5, 1967, she was treated "like royalty" when she arrived to give birth at a Tel Aviv hospital packed with doctors ready for casualties from the front as Arab and Israeli armies clashed. It became widely known as the Six Day War. To match feature ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/1967 REUTERS/Gil Cohen Magen (ISRAEL)

Hanan Abu Lateef (R), a Palestinian born during the 1967 Middle East War, sits by her mother's bedside in the Qalandiya refugee camp near the West Bank city of Ramallah June 2, 2007. Abu Lateef says she spent the first few days of her life sheltering in an olive grove outside Jerusalem as battle raged close to the Palestinian refugee camp where she was born. The battle was part of what became widely known as the Six Day War. To match feature ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/1967 REUTERS/Loay Abu Haykel (WEST BANK)

Tens of thousands of Israelis wave Israeli flags and sing nationalistic songs at a rally in Jerusalem May 19, 2004, during the 'Jerusalem Day' march. Jerusalem Day marks the reunification of Jerusalem following the 1967 Six Day War when Israel captured the Arab part of the city from Jordan. REUTERS/Gil Cohen Magen GCM/WS

Tens of thousands of Israelis wave Israeli flags and sing nationalistic songs at a rally in Jerusalem May 19, 2004, during the 'Jerusalem Day' march. Jerusalem Day marks the reunification of Jerusalem following the 1967 Six Day War when Israel captured the Arab part of the city from Jordan. REUTERS/Gil Cohen Magen GCM/WS

Tens of thousands of Israelis wave Israeli flags and sing nationalistic songs at a rally in Jerusalem May 19, 2004, during the 'Jerusalem Day' march. Jerusalem Day marks the reunification of Jerusalem following the 1967 Six Day War when Israel captured the Arab part of the city from Jordan. REUTERS/Gil Cohen Magen GCM/WS

Tens of thousands Israelis wave Israeli flags and sing nationalistic songs at a rally in Jerusalem May 19, 2004, during the 'Jerusalem Day' march. Jerusalem Day marks the reunification of Jerusalem following the 1967 Six Day War when Israel captured the Arab part of the city from Jordan. REUTERS/Gil Cohen Magen GCM/WS

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is framed by a memorial torch during a memorial ceremony, May 21, 2001, at the Mt. Herzl military cemetery for fallen Israeli soldiers from the Six Day War in 1967. Sharon has pledged his government will use as much military might as necessary against the Palestinians despite scathing criticisms of the recent F-16 raids.

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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon stands during a memorial ceremony, May 21, 2001, at the Mt. Herzl military cemetery for fallen Israeli soldiers from the Six Day War in 1967. Sharon has pledged his government will use as much military might as necessary against the Palestinians despite scathing criticisms of the recent F-16 raids.

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A right-wing Jewish woman (R) carries an Israeli flag as she goes through Jaffa Gate the main western entrance to Jerusalem's Old City June 1 during the "Jerusalem Day" march. Tens of thousands of right-wing Israelis took part in the march this year, made more sensitive as secret peace talks are underway and there are reports that the Israeli government intends to remove tens of thousand of Jewish settlers from the West Bank. Jerusalem Day marks the reunification of Jerusalem following the 1967 Six Day War when Israel captured the Arab part of the city from Jordan.

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An elderly Palestinian woman sits on the curb watching as tens of thousands of right-wing Jews carrying the Israeli flag pass through Arab East Jerusalem at the Flowers Gate late June 1 during the annual "Jerusalem Day" march. This year's parade was more sensitive than in recent years due to the approaching Final Status agreement and secretive peace talks underway amid reports that the Israeli government intends to remove tens of thousand of Jewish settlers from the West Bank in order to make peace with the Palestinians. Many of the marchers danced while singing nationalistic songs as some Palestinians heckled them from time to time from the curb. Jerusalem Day marks the reunification of Jerusalem following the 1967 Six Day War when Israel captured the Arab part of the city from Jordan.

A right-wing Jew with his fist clenched joins others waving Israeli flags and singing nationalistic songs as they dance into the Damascus Gate in Arab east Jerusalem towards the Old City late June 1 during the "Jerusalem Day" march. Tens of thousands of right-wing Israelis took part in the march this year, made more sensitive as secret peace talks are underway and there are reports that the Israeli government intends to remove tens of thousand of Jewish settlers from the West Bank. Jerusalem Day marks the reunification of Jerusalem following the 1967 Six Day War when Israel captured the Arab part of the city from Jordan.

A right-wing Jew (L) and a Palestinian make the same gesture as they hurl insults at each other as tempers flare outside the Orient House, headquarters of the PLO (Palestine Liberation organization) in Arab East Jerusalem, June 1. A handful of right-wing Israelis marched to the PLO building and began shouting "Arabs Out!" as they mark Jeruslem Day claiming the entire city as Jewish. Israeli police arrived and broke up minor scuffles and arrested this Jewish young man. Jerusalem Day marks the unification of Jerusalem after the 1967 Six Days War, something the Palestinian polulation has always disputed, claiming Arab East Jerusalem is "occupied territory."

Right-wing Jews wave Israeli flags and sing nationalistic songs at a rally next to the Western Wall, Judaisms holiest site late June 1, during the "Jerusalem Day" march. Tens of thousands of right-wing Israelis took part in the march this year, made more sensitive as secret peace talks are underway and there are reports that the Israeli government intends to remove tens of thousand of Jewish settlers from the West Bank. Jerusalem Day marks the reunification of Jerusalem following the 1967 Six Day War when Israel captured the Arab part of the city from Jordan.

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An elderly Palestinian woman sits on the curb watching as tens of thousands of right-wing Jews carrying the Israeli flag pass through Arab East Jerusalem at the Flowers Gate late June 1 during the annual "Jerusalem Day" march. This year's parade was more sensitive than in recent years due to the approaching Final Status agreement and secretive peace talks underway amid reports that the Israeli government intends to remove tens of thousand of Jewish settlers from the West Bank in order to make peace with the Palestinians. Many of the marchers danced while singing nationalistic songs as some Palestinians heckled them from time to time from the curb. Jerusalem Day marks the reunification of Jerusalem following the 1967 Six Day War when Israel captured the Arab part of the city from Jordan.

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Right-wing Jews waving Israeli flags and singing nationalistic songs dance down the main road in Arab East Jerusalem past the Damascus Gate (behind) late June 1 during the "Jerusalem Day" march. Tens of thousands of right-wing Israelis took part in the march this year, made more sensitive as secret peace talks are underway and there are reports that the Israeli government intends to remove tens of thousand of Jewish settlers from the West Bank. Jerusalem Day marks the reunification of Jerusalem following the 1967 Six Day War when Israel captured the Arab part of the city from Jordan.

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A right-wing Jew with his fist clenched joins others waving Israeli flags and singing nationalistic songs as they dance into the Damascus Gate in Arab east Jerusalem towards the Old City late June 1 during the "Jerusalem Day" march. Tens of thousands of right-wing Israelis took part in the march this year, made more sensitive as secret peace talks are underway and there are reports that the Israeli government intends to remove tens of thousand of Jewish settlers from the West Bank. Jerusalem Day marks the reunification of Jerusalem following the 1967 Six Day War when Israel captured the Arab part of the city from Jordan.

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Two Palestinians stand to the side (R) and watch as thousands of right-wing Israelis march down the main street in Arab East Jerusalem June 1 as they mark the "reunification" of Jerusalem during "Jerusalem Day." Tens of thousands of right-wing Israelis took part in the march this year, made more sensitive as secret peace talks are underway and there are reports that the Israeli government intends to remove tens of thousand of Jewish settlers from the West Bank. The marchers waved Israeli flags and danced while singing nationalistic songs as some Palestinians heckled them from time to time from the curb. Jerusalem Day marks the reunification of Jerusalem following the 1967 Six Day War when Israel captured the Arab part of the city from Jordan.

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Israeli riot police lift up an injured Palestinian man who was roughed up by the police and fell to the ground, injuring his head, June 1 during a march by right-wing Israelis marking "Jerusalem Day" in Arab East Jerusalem. Tens of thousands of right-wing Israelis marched through Arab East Jerusalem waving flags and dancing while singing nationalistic songs as some Palestinians heckled them from time to time from the curb. Police provided security but charged a group of Palestinian hecklers and this man was injured. Jerusalem Day marks the reunification of Jerusalem following the 1967 Six Day War when Israel captured the Arab part of the city from Jordan.

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An Israeli Border Policeman keeps watch over two young Palestinian boys, both blindfolded and with their wrists tied together, in the back of a jeep late June 1 nearby where tens of thousands of right-wing Israelis were taking part in a march through Arab East Jerusalem marking "Jerusalem Day" and the unification of Jerusalem. It is not known why the boys were arrested. Jerusalem Day marks the reunification of Jerusalem following the 1967 Six Day War when Israel captured the Arab part of the city from Jordan.

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Israeli Police and Border Police (R) break apart right-wing Jews (rear) and Palestinians as they hurl insults at each other during scuffles outside the Orient House, headquarters of the PLO (Palestine Liberation organization) in Arab East Jerusalem, June 1. A handfull of right-wing Israelisi marched to the PLO building and began shouting "Arabs Out!" as they mark Jeruslem Day claiming the entire city as Jewish. Israeli police arrived and broke up minor scuffles and arrested this Jewish young man. Jeruslem Day marks the unification of Jerusalem after the 1967 Six Days War, something the Palestinian polulation has always disputed, claiming Arab East Jeruslem is "occupied territory." jwh/Photo by Jim Hollander REUTERS.

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A right-wing Jew (R) and a Palestinian argue face-to-face as they hurl insults at each other when tempers flare outside the Orient House, headquarters of the PLO (Palestine Liberation organization) in Arab East Jerusalem, June 1. A handfull of right-wing Israelisi marched to the PLO building and began shouting "Arabs Out!" as they mark Jeruslem Day claiming the entire city as Jewish. Israeli police arrived and broke up minor scuffles and arrested this Jewish young man. Jeruslem Day marks the unification of Jerusalem after the 1967 Six Days War, something the Palestinian polulation has always disputed, claiming Arab East Jeruslem is "occupied territory." jwh/Photo by Jim Hollander REUTERS.

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A right-wing Jew (L) and a Palestinian make the same gesture as they hurl insults at each other as tempers flare outside the Orient House, headquarters of the PLO (Palestine Liberation organization) in Arab East Jerusalem, June 1. A handful of right-wing Israelis marched to the PLO building and began shouting "Arabs Out!" as they mark Jeruslem Day claiming the entire city as Jewish. Israeli police arrived and broke up minor scuffles and arrested this Jewish young man. Jeruslem Day marks the unification of Jerusalem after the 1967 Six Days War, something the Palestinian polulation has always disputed, claiming Arab East Jeruslem is "occupied territory.

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Israeli soldiers distribute flowers and salute the graves of their comrades killed during the Six Day War in 1967 in Jerusalem's Mount Herzel Military Cemetery May 8. Israel's Memorial Day falls on May 9 to comemmorate the 19,105 soldiers killed since the country's establishment.

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Three Israeli army Merkava tanks on the Golan Heights as the sun sets December 15 moments before the Israeli - Syrian historic meeting takes place at the White House in Washington. Israeli settlers on the Golan Heights are split if a full peace with security between Israel and Syria is worth the price of giving up the strategic heights, captured from Syria in the Six Days War in 1967. The mountains in the distance are in the Israeli Galilee.
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Israeli settlers against any withdrawal from the Golan Heights watch a television image of US President Bill Clinton (C), Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak (L) and Syrian Foreign Minister Farouq al-Shara as the historic meeting gets underway December 15 at the White House in Washington. Israeli settlers on the Golan Heights are split if a full peace with security between Israel and Syria is worth the price of giving up the strategic heights, captured from Syria in the Six Days War in 1967.
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Israeli settlers against any withdrawal from the Golan Heights watch a television image of US President Bill Clinton (C), Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak (L) and Syrian Foreign Minister Farouq al-Shara as the historic meeting gets underway December 15 at the White House in Washington. Israeli settlers on the Golan Heights are split if a full peace with security between Israel and Syria is worth the price of giving up the strategic heights, captured from Syria in the Six Days War in 1967.

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Israeli army Merkava tanks on the Golan Heights as the sun sets December 15 moments before the Israeli - Syrian historic meeting takes place at the White House in Washington. Israeli settlers on the Golan Heights are split if a full peace with security between Israel and Syria is worth the price of giving up the strategic heights, captured from Syria in the Six Days War in 1967. The mountains in the distance are in the Israeli Galilee.

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Israeli settlers against any withdrawal from the Golan Heights gather with children in tow to watch television of the historic meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Syrian Foreign Minister, headed by U.S. President Bill Clinton in Washinton December 15. Israeli settlers on the Golan Heights are split if a full peace with security between Israel and Syria is worth the price of giving up the strategic heights, captured from Syria in the Six Days War in 1967, and the key issue in any peace deal between the two countries.

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Three Israeli army Merkava tanks on the Golan Heights as the sun sets December 15 moments before the Israeli - Syrian historic meeting takes place at the White House in Washington. Israeli settlers on the Golan Heights are split if a full peace with security between Israel and Syria is worth the price of giving up the strategic heights, captured from Syria in the Six Days War in 1967. The mountains in the distance are in the Israeli Galilee.

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Druze youths hold up Syrian flags and a banner demanding an end to the occupation by Israel during a protest December 14, in the main square of this town on the slopes of Mt. Hermon which today were covered in a thick mist. On December 14, 1981 Israel passed a law annexing the Golan Heights which it seized in the 1967 Six Day War. The Druze on the Golan Heights are fiercely loyal to Syria and want the Israelis to leave. Behind is the town's statue to Sultan Pasha Attrash, the Druze leader who led a revolt against French colonial rule in the 1920's.
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Israeli infantry soldiers carry their supplies through the mud on a Golan Heights training base as they complete an exercise on a rainy day and return towards a main road where a bus awaits them late December 14. Prime Minister Ehud Barak is in Washington today for his two-day historic meeting with Syrian Foreign Minister Farouq al-Shara in the first steps towards an Israeli-Syrian peace. The issue of the Golan Heights territory, captured by Israeli in 1967 Six Days War, is foremost on the peace agenda.

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Israeli settlers from the Golan Heights, mostly religious young men, demonstrate at sundown December 12 against Israel giving up the Golan Heights in any peace deal it makes with Syria. There are some 17,000 Jews who live on the Golan Heights, captured by Israel in the 1967 Six Days War. The group set up a tent at a tourist area overlooking the Sea of Galilee called the "Peace Vista" where settlers will plan and coordinate opposition to withdrawing from the Heights.

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Israeli settler children group together and wave Israeli flags as Goland settlers gather for a settlement expansion inauguration December 12. Jewish settlers met today to dedicate a new neighborhood in this settlement which had been brought forward since US President Clinton's surprise announcement last week that Israel and Syria will meet to reopen peace negotiations. There are some 17,000 Jews who live on the Golan Heights, captured from Syria by israel in the 1967 Six Days War.

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Jewish settler attend a demonstration calling on Israel not to relinquish the Golan Heights in any peace deal with Syria December 12. Jewish settlers gathered today to dedicate a new neighborhood in this settlement, brought forward after President Clinton's announcement last week that Israel and Syria will meet to reopen peace negotiations. There are some 17,000 Jews who live on the Golan Heights, captured by Israel from Syria in the 1967 Six Days War.

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