Talk:Banias

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Banias is in Syria? Is this in fantasy geography? Jayjg ^(talk) 00:36, 24 May 2005 (UTC)

Banias is in the Golan Heights. The Golan Heights are considered to be in Syria by the majority of the world. Please do not push your obvious POV.Yuber^(talk) 02:06, 24 May 2005 (UTC)

Huh? You said Banias is in Syria. It obviously is not, it is in Israel. This is a simple geographical fact. Nor are the Golan Heights, even if the world thinks they should be once again. Can you explain your edits in a more rational way please? How can a place be physically located in two different countries? Jayjg ^(talk) 13:25, 24 May 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Palestine

"and when foreign religious influences intruded upon Palestine" - to which period does this refer to? Wouldn't Land of Israel or Canaan be more appropriate?--Doron 06:32, 29 May 2005 (UTC)

I don't know, I just merged the articles but I didn't really do a good job of checking over them. I was intending to improve this article greatly, but the dispute over its location has left me with little enthusiasm to improve it.Yuber^(talk) 01:27, 30 May 2005 (UTC)

Before 1948 there was no Israel, there was no dispute over where this city is located, or to whom it belonged to. The dispute came only after the Israeil aggression of 1967 by which the Golan heights were seized by the Israeili army. This is a reminder to whoever conveniently has lapses of memory. It is the accord of the UN through its resolutions that lands illegally occupied by force by by Israel in the 1967 war should be relinquished.

Actually, you're wrong: between 1948-1967, the small region around Banias was one of the border disputes between Israel and Syria. Located at the foot of the Golan Heights, the area was not strategicaly important, but it's natural fresh-water springs were. Banias spring was held de-facto by Syrian forces until 1967. Please sign your comments next time. And also try to maintain NPOV. altmany 10:27, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Map, anyone?

This article would be much more useful if it included a map.