Israel / Syrien
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UNDOF
United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UN-Geführt)
Beginn: 06/74
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Secretary-General calls for six-month extension of UN force in Golan Heights (04.12.2007)
(Quelle: UN News) The situation in the Golan Heights has been “generally quiet” recently, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in a new report, which warns that the overall region remains tense and a United Nations force observing the ceasefire between Israel and Syria should stay on for another six months.
Israel hopes to resume talks with Syria (13.11.2007)
(Quelle: Washington Post) Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has sent messages to Syrian President Bashar Assad that he is interested in reopening peace talks and suggested Israel would return territory it captured 40 years ago, Israeli officials said Tuesday. Israel hopes a resumption of talks with Syria would moderate the bitter foe and win Damascus over in the regional effort to counter Iran's fundamentalist influence, a Foreign Ministry official said.
Syria complains to UN over Israel (12.09.2007)
(Quelle: BBC) Syria has formally complained to the United Nations about an alleged raid by Israeli aircraft over its territory. The Syrian ambassador, Bashar Jaafari, said Israeli fighter planes had dropped munitions after crossing Syria's frontier last Thursday. Mr Jaafari described the incident as a flagrant violation of Syrian airspace. Israel has repeatedly refused to comment but US officials said Israeli fighters had carried out an attack on an unspecified target.
Israel reduziert Golan-Truppen (29.08.2007)
(Quelle: Der Standard (Wien)) Nach monatelangen Spannungen im Grenzgebiet zieht Israel Truppen von den besetzten syrischen Golan-Höhen ab. Die Streitkräfte seien zu dem Schluss gekommen, dass ein Krieg mit Syrien unwahrscheinlich sei, verlautete am Mittwoch aus israelischen Sicherheitskreisen in Jerusalem. Die syrischen Streitkräfte hätten ihre Kriegsbereitschaft verringert. Einzelheiten wurden nicht genannt. Um die Spannungen zu verringern, würden geplante israelische Manöver auf den Golan-Höhen in den Süden verlegt. Der Zustand der Kriegsbereitschaft an der Grenze gelte als beendet.
Security Council extends UN observer force in Golan Heights (20.06.2007)
(Quelle: UN News) The Security Council today extended for a further six months the mandate of the UN force monitoring the long-standing ceasefire between Israel and Syria in the Golan Heights. In a unanimously adopted resolution, the 15-member Council decided to renew the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) until 31 December 2007, as recommended by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in his latest report on the Force’s activities.
Israel not seeking war with Syria (06.06.2007)
(Quelle: BBC) Israeli PM Ehud Olmert has said his country does not want war with Syria, and has communicated this to Damascus through diplomatic channels. He also repeated his warning that a 'miscalculation' could spark hostilities between the two. This follows a meeting of Israel's security cabinet to discuss renewing talks with Syria.
Syria reiterates desire for peace talks with Israel (17.04.2007)
(Quelle: Daily Star (Beirut)) Syria on Monday repeated its desire for peace talks with Israel, which it said would face 'the alternative of resistance' if it continued to reject Arab initiatives. 'Syria is favorable toward relaunching the peace process in the presence of Russian and American mediators,' Information Minister Mohsen Bilal told reporters. Peace talks between Israel and Syria collapsed in 2000, mainly because of deadlock over the return of the Golan Heights, which Israel captured from Syria in the 1967 war and unilaterally annexed in 1981.
Two new Force Commanders to head UN missions in Golan Heights and Lebanon (18.01.2007)
(Quelle: UN News) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has named two generals with United Nations peacekeeping experience as the new Force Commanders for the world body’s operations in the Golan Heights and Lebanon. In letters to the President of the Security Council, Mr. Ban announced his intention to appoint Major-General Wolfgang Jilke of Austria to lead the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) and Major-General Claudio Graziano of Italy to the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).
Israel and Syria 'held two years of secret talks' (17.01.2007)
(Quelle: Daily Star) Two years of secret meetings between Syrians and Israelis have produced a tentative peace plan calling for an Israeli withdrawal from the Golan Heights and a halt to Syrian support for armed groups, the Israeli daily Haaretz reported Tuesday. Syrian officials and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert dismissed the report. An Israeli official acknowledged the meetings took place, but said they were not officially sanctioned.
Secret understandings reached between representatives from Israel and Syria (16.01.2007)
(Quelle: Ha'aretz) In a series of secret meetings in Europe between September 2004 and July 2006, Syrians and Israelis formulated understandings for a peace agreement between Israel and Syria. The main points of the understandings are as follows: … . The document is described as a 'non-paper,' a document of understandings that is not signed and lacks legal standing - its nature is political. It was prepared in August 2005 and has been updated during a number of meetings in Europe.
Israel plays down letter from Assad to Olmert (30.12.2006)
(Quelle: Daily Star (Beirut)) Syrian President Bashar Assad is 'very interested' in peace talks with Israel, according to a message delivered through a US senator who visited Damascus last week, Israeli television says. Channel 10 on Thursday quoted Republican Senator Arlen Specter as saying that Assad asked him 'to convey a message that Syria is very interested in peace negotiations' to Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.
Security Council extends the mandate of UN force monitoring Israeli-Syrian ceasefire (15.12.2006)
(Quelle: UN News) The Security Council today extended for another six months the mandate of the United Nations force that for the past 32 years has monitored the ceasefire between Israel and Syria in the Golan Heights. … UNDOF consists of 1,025 troops from Austria, Canada, India, Japan, Nepal, Poland and Slovakia.
Annan calls for new 6-month extension of force monitoring Israeli-Syrian ceasefire (06.12.2006)
(Quelle: UN News) Warning that the situation in the Middle East is likely to remain tense “unless and until a comprehensive settlement” can be reached, Secretary-General Kofi Annan has called for another six-month extension of the United Nations force that for the past 32 years has monitored the ceasefire between Israel and Syria on the Golan Heights.
Syria ready for peace talks with Israel (07.11.2006)
(Quelle: Asharq Alawsat) Syria's foreign minister said Monday his country was ready to resume peace talks with Israel and he urged the Jewish state's government to heed calls from within the country for renewed negotiations. 'We appreciate the Israeli voices who call for the resumption of the peace process with Syria,' said Walid al-Moallem, urging the Israeli government to respond and resume talks. … Israeli-Syrian peace talks broke down in 2000, with Syria demanding assurances that Israel would return the Golan Heights, a strategic plateau captured in the 1967 Mideast War. Israel wanted modifications to the pre-1967 border and insisted that the issues of security and normalization be spelled out first. Israel now says it will only talk peace with Syria once Damascus stops supporting groups hostile to the Jewish state.
Damascus warns diplomatic impasse means more conflict (27.09.2006)
(Quelle: Daily Star (Beirut)) Syria's foreign minister said Tuesday the 'logjam' in peace efforts meant further confrontation was likely, as Premier Ehud Olmert called the Golan Heights an integral part of Israel that would never be handed back. Speaking before the UN General Assembly, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem also said that the 'war on terror' has failed and that US policies were behind the September 11, 2001, attacks in the United States. Moallem spoke hours after US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice announced in a newspaper interview that the US hoped to persuade its allies to back new sanctions against Syria over its purported role in destabilizing Lebanon and Iraq and supporting Hamas.
Security Council extends UN observer force mandate until end 2006 (13.06.2006)
(Quelle: UN News) Citing continuing tension in the Middle East, the United Nations Security Council today extended the mandate of the long-running peacekeeping force observing the ceasefire between Israeli and Syrian forces in the Golan Heights for a further six months until 31 December, its thirty-third year of operations. … In making his recommendation for UNDOF’s extension, the Secretary-General noted that there was a budget gap, with unpaid dues amounting to some $33.8 million representing money owed to the Member States that contribute the troops who make up the Force.
Annan recommends 6-month extension for UN force in Golan Heights (02.06.2006)
(Quelle: UN News) Citing tension in the Middle East, Secretary-General Kofi Annan has recommended a six-month extension of the mandate of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) observing the ceasefire between Israeli and Syrian forces in the Golan Heights. The situation in the Israel-Syria sector has remained generally quiet, but the Middle East “is very tense and is likely to remain so, unless and until a comprehensive settlement covering all aspects of the Middle East problem can be reached,” Mr. Annan writes in a new report to the Security Council.
Mandate of UN observer force in Golan Heights extended for another six months (21.12.2005)
(Quelle: UN News) Noting “the very tense situation in the Middle East,” the Security Council today extended for six months the mandate of the long-running United Nations peacekeeping force observing the ceasefire between Israeli and Syrian forces in the Golan Heights. The Council’s 15 members unanimously adopted a resolution continuing the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) – which began operation in May 1974 – through 30 June next year.
Syrischer Innenminister begeht Selbstmord (13.10.2005)
(Quelle: taz) Innenminister Ghasi Kanaan hat sich in seinem Büro in Damaskus erschossen. Berichten zufolge wurde er wegen der Ermordung des ehemaligen libanesischen Ministerpräsidenten Hariri verhört. UN-Ermittler Mehlis legt Ergebnisse bald vor.
Mandate of UN observer force in Golan Heights extended until year's end (17.06.2005)
(Quelle: UN News) The Security Council today extended for six months the mandate of the 31-year old United Nations peacekeeping force observing the ceasefire between Israeli and Syrian forces in the Golan Heights.
Syrien geht auf Israel zu (25.11.2004)
(Quelle: taz) Der syrische Präsident Baschar al-Assad hat Israel Friedensgespräche ohne Vorbedingungen angeboten. Assad habe ihm bestätigt, dass er an den Verhandlungstisch zurückkehren wolle, und der israelischen Regierung dazu die 'ausgestreckte Hand' reiche, sagte der UN-Beauftragte für den Nahen Osten, Terje Roed-Larsen, gestern in Damaskus.
Mandate of UN observer force extended until year’s end (29.06.2004)
(Quelle: UN News) Thirty years after it was first established, the United Nations peacekeeping force observing the ceasefire between Israeli and Syrian forces in the Golan Heights had its mandate extended today through the end of the year.
Annan suggests another 6-month extension for UN force (22.06.2004)
(Quelle: UN News) Although the situation in the Golan Heights has remained generally quiet over the past six months, Secretary-General Kofi Annan has recommended extending the mandate of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the area through the end of the year. … The Security Council has scheduled consultations on UNDOF for Friday.
Syria Makes Overture To Israel (19.02.2004)
(Quelle: Washington Post) Syria has sent messages to Israel through Turkey offering to restart stalled peace talks between the two countries, Syria's first vice president, Abdul Halim Khaddam, said Wednesday.
UNDOF Adjusting to Changing Conditions, Outgoing Commander Says (21.01.2004)
(Quelle: UN News) The United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) in the Golan Heights is working to modernize its operations in order to keep pace with changing conditions on the ground, the mission's outgoing commander said today. ... 'That means that UNDOF has to maintain and modernize its facilities and also has to adjust its way of operation,' General Gagor said.
Nepalese General Named to Head UNDOF (14.01.2004)
(Quelle: UN News) Major-General Bala Nanda Sharma of Nepal is the new Force Commander of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Golan Heights, Secretary-General Kofi Annan announced today. General Sharma, 54, takes over from Major-General Franciszek Gagor of Poland on Friday as head of the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF).
New UNDOF Commander Named (21.07.2003)
(Quelle: UN-News) Secretary-General Kofi Annan has appointed a Polish veteran of United Nations military operations in the Middle East as the new commander of the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF), which has been monitoring the ceasefire between Israel and Syria along the Golan Heights for nearly 30 years. Major-General Franciszek Gagor of Poland, at present commander of the UN Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission (UNIKOM), which is being phased out, will take over from Major-General Bo Wranker on 13 August.