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cent of the Golan Heights, it still fell short of Assad’s demand for a return to the 4 June 1967 lines, a

Crisis. 14 July 1958 Military coup against Iraqi monarchy. 3 February 1964 The Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) is established by the Arab League in Cairo, with Ahmed Shugeiri as its leader. 16 May 1967 President Nasser asks the United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF) to leave Sinai and the Gaza

Resolu- tions 425 and 426. 18 June 2000 The UN Security Council confirms Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanon in a Presidential Statement. 10 July 2000 Bashar al-Assad is elected President of Syria in a nationwide referendum. 11-25 July 2000 Camp David II negotiations between Ehud Barak and Yasir Arafat. 25 July 2

n, Gadhafi used heavy weapons from the start, but Assad hasn't. SPIEGEL: Yet tanks have been deployed in

a key position in the region. What happens there has a direct impact on Lebanon and Iraq. In addition, Gadhafi used heavy weapons from the start, but Assad hasn't. SPIEGEL: Yet tanks have been deployed in Hama, Homs and Latakia for some time. Elaraby: When I flew to Syria 10 days after taking office, t

he Syrian people to decide for themselves. No one can dictate to a sovereign nation how it should change. SPIEGEL: What would have to happen for the League to take a stronger position against the Syrian regime, as it did in Libya? Elaraby: Things are still in flux. Only the United Nations has the right

ns like the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and the Organization of American States, and to defend embattled allies like Syria's Bashar al-Assad. There is also growing replica- tion of what might be called authoritarian best practices, vividly on display in the new Chinese law on nongovernment

ues. The most reliable pro-Russian party was Dutch politician Geert Wilders’ Party for Freedom, followed by France's National Front, Italy's Northern League, the Swedish Democrats, and UKIP.?° Putin and other Kremlin officials speak of Russia as a successful example of interreligious harmony, boast of go