April 1995 Issue [Article] Ceding the high ground Download PDF Adjust Share Why Israel and Syria want American GIs on the Golan Heights by Robert I. Friedman, This article is only available as a PDF to subscribers. Download PDF Tags 20th century Armed Forces Foreign relations Golan Heights Israel Israel-Arab War, 1967 Military assistance, American Strategic aspects Syria Territorial questions United States More from Robert I. Friedman Israel’s fateful hour Adjust Share