Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak approved tourism and housing projects on the Golan Heights, including 200 new housing units in Katzrin, a Cabinet minister said. Haim Ramon added that in the absence of serious negotiations with Syria, which demands the full return of the Golan, Israel would continue to provide for the area’s development.
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