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| By: israelinsider staff |
| Published: February 14, 2007 |
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"The Golan is an inseparable part of Syria," protested some 1,000 Syrians and 500 Druze on either side of the border on Wednesday, marking 25 years since the Golan Heights were annexed to Israel.
The demonstration took place at the Shouting Hill, near the Israel-controlled Druze village of Majdal Shams, where divided families go to contact each other.
The ceremony kicked off with a moment of silence and the Syrian national anthem was then sounded through a megaphone from across the border.
"We all have family there, and we know the problem can be solved peacefully and the Golan returned to its owners, but if peace does not work, unfortunately we will have to take the path of war," said Jamil Badhish, a Druze resident of the area.
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