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e Sinai to the Euphrates, encompassing Damascus. It occupied some, but relatively little, of the coastal region, an area beginning at what today is Haifa and running south to Jaffa, just north of today's Tel Aviv. The coastal area to the north was held by Phoenicia, the area to the south by Philisti
ere massed Israeli forces, close to lines of supply, can defend against dispersed Syrian forces on extended lines of supply. It is no accident that Megiddo — or Armageddon, as the plain is sometimes referred to — has apocalyptic meaning. This is the point at which any move from Syria would be decided.
has apocalyptic meaning. This is the point at which any move from Syria would be decided. But a Syrian offensive would have a tough fight to reach Megiddo, and a tougher one as it EFTA_R1_02029178 EFTA02689637 30 deploys on the plain. On the surface, Israel lacks strategic depth, but this is true
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Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031859 →where massed Israeli forces, close to lines of supply, can defend against dispersed Syrian forces on extended lines of supply. It is no accident that Megiddo - or Armageddon, as the plain is sometimes referred to — has apocalyptic meaning. This is the point at which any move from Syria would be decided. Bu
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Fatah
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George W. Bush
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Bill Clinton
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Benjamin Netanyahu
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Yasser Arafat
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Bashar al-Assad
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Ehud Barak
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Saddam Hussein
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Yitzhak Rabin
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