La importancia estratégica de los Altos del Golán en el conflicto Sirio-israelí y su incidencia en la comunidad Drusa Siria (1967-1981)

Abstract

This case study is an analysis of the conflict between Syria and Israel from the dispute over the Golan Heights after the occupation of the territory of Israel at the end of the Six Day War in 1967. Therefore, this study more than being about the Arab-Israeli dispute, is an investigation into the Syrian-Israeli conflict. Amid the historical, economic and political analysis, the question of the influence the war has had on the Syrian Druze community arose, being this a population caught in the middle of the war over the Golan Heights. Bearing in mind the above, an analysis on the National Interest was conducted, based upon Syria, the Druze and Israel's motivation to stay mired in the struggle for this territory which due to its geographical features, represents a strategic point in the region.