1. Gilbert, Martin Atlas of the Arab-Israeli Conflict. Oxford University Press, New York, 1993. pg. 63.

2. Rabin, Yitzhak Address to resident of the Golan Heights. June 10, 1992. (As quoted from http://www.golan.org.il/vip.html).

3. Drysdale, Alasdair, and Raymond Hinnebusch Syria and the Middle East Peace Process. Council on Foreign Relations Press, New York, 1991. pg. 132.

4. Wright, Jonathan. " Assad rules out leasing of Golan land to Israel." Reuters News Service 18 Oct. 1994. (L/N)

5. Ibid.

6. Frankel, Glenn Beyond the Promised Land. Simon&Schuster Press, New York, 1994. pg. 345.

7. Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israel-Syria Negotiations. from http://www.israel-mfa.gov.il/peace/syria.html

8. Rabinovitch, Itamar Remarks by Itamar Rabinovitch, Israeli Ambassador to the US, on the Israeli/Syrian Peace Talks. January 18,1996, Washington Institute. pg. 3. (as found at http://www.israel-mfa.gov.il/peace/rabinovi.html)

9. Guidelines of the Government of Israel. June 1996, Jerusalem. pg. 1. (as found at http://www.israel.org/gov/guidlin96.html)

10. Op Cit. pg. 2.

11. Hamza, Issam Assad rejects Israel's "Lebanon First" proposal. Reuters News Service, Alexandria, August 7, 1996. (L/N)

12. Ibid.

13. Hamza, Issam Syria rejects US, Israeli peace proposals. Reuters News Service, Damascus, September 12, 1996. (L/N)

14. Ibid.

15. Cloud, David C. Netanyahu may discuss some Syrian land claims. Chicago Tribune, Washington DC, February 15, 1997. (L/N)

16. Ibid.

17. Compass Newswire, Netanyahu does not want to hand over Golan in his lifetime. Compass, Washington DC, February 14, 1997. (L/N)

18. Ibid.

19. Moore, Thomas, and James Philips Beware of deploying US peacekeepers on the Golan Heights. Heritage Foundation, Washington DC, February 1, 1996. Number 1006. (as found at http://www.townhall.com/heritage/library/categories/forpol/bg1066.html)

20. Gotowicki, Stephen H. Considering a US military force on the Golan: confronting the hyperbole, paranoia, hysteria, and agendas. United States Army Foreign Military Studies Office, Fort Leavenworth, May 8, 1996. pg. 8,12. (as found at http://leav-www.army.mil/fmso/geo/pubs/golan.htm)

21. Op Cit. pg. 4

22. Op Cit. pg. 8