villages on the slopes of Mount Berrbn in hhe Golan have been exProprlated for the establishnent of Courist and ski resorts. Bxtensive areaa of land have al6o been expropriated for the construction of zionist settlenents' The Population of the Syrian Afab colan are being subjected to pressure and campaigns of terrorism designed to force them to abandon their Eyrian Arab nationality and adopt Israeli identity. These pressures, campaigns of terorisn, acts of repression and detentions were iDtensified when the PoPulatlon of the occupied Syri.an villages in the terrltory refused Israeli identity. Tbe occupation forces and border guards htere repl.aced by unlts of the ter rorist-Israel l police. Syrian docunents and driving Licences were replaced by their fsraeli equivalents and the Israeli habitation tax was inposed on the population- In respon6e to these terrorist campaigns, the population of the Golan promulgated the Natlonal Charter $hich stiPulates that the Golan Iteights are an inseparable part of Arab Syria and that 'Any citlzen reho changea his nattonality, thereby acting in a nanner prejudicial to our peraonal and national dignity,religion and traditiona, shall be regarded as a traitor to our people and, consequently, shall be disonned by our country, our society and our religlon. Such Persons shall be ostracizedl re shall not take part in their celebration of joyful and sad occagions, nor Ehall we pernit then to nErry arcng ua or pray with us since they are traitors witbout religion". In an attempt to counter this nationalist attitude, the Israelis cletained a nunber of persons who had signed the charter. In the Latter Part of Aprll 1981, the conmander of the northern district issued ordels for the detention of five prominent personalities in the Golan against nhom gPurious charges rrere brought. A1I of these.five, Kamal Asarad Kanj, Mahnoud Huasein Al-Safadi,
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the occupation of the Golan Heights by Israel and the subsequent actions taken by the Israeli government to exert control over the population, including the expropriation of land, imposition of Israeli identity, and detention of individuals who refuse to comply. The text also mentions the response of the Syrian population, including the promulgation of a national charter and the ostracism of those who have changed their nationality. The focus is on the political and social implications of the occupation, rather than economic or environmental issues.

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Humanitarian aid and relief, Culture