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We, the Syrian citizens of
the Occupied Golan Heights, feel the necessity to announce to official and
popular bodies world wide, the united Nations and its institutions, to the
people of the world - and likewise to the people of Israel , in order to
influence public opinion, clearly and honestly and for the sake of truth
and history our real position towards the Israeli occupation and the
continuing perseverance by the Israeli government to eradicate our
national identity and their attempts to annex the Occupied Golan Heights
on the one hand and implement Israeli laws on the other.
We have been forced by various means to become part of the Israeli entity,
merge into the Israeli identity and renounce our Arab - Syrian citizenship
which we are proud of the would wish to have no other. We inherited our
nationality from our noble ancestors from whom we descended and whose
legacy includes our sole national language - Arabic, which we speak with
pride and honor. We received from them our beloved lands, passed on by our
forefathers when Arabs stetted in this country thousands of years ago. Our
mountainous lands have been saturated with the sweat and blood of our
families and ancestors; throughout history they did not stop at any time
from protecting it and liberating it from all aggressors and occupation.
These lands are dear to our hearts. We swear to be sincere and faithful
all of our lives to our inheritance and never to relinquish any part of it
whatever the pressures imposed on us from the occupation authorities to
coerce or persuade us to renounce our citizenship even though this will
cost us dearly.
This is a stance common to every people, all of part facing occupation,
and is derived from feelings of historical responsibility which we carry
on our shoulders for ourselves, our sons and their sons. |
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