Peace walks on water.(peace and relations between Syria and Israel stall over control of Sea Galilee)(Brief Article) From: The Economist (US) | Date: September 30, 2000 | COPYRIGHT 2000 Economist Newspaper Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

DAMASCUS

Syria says it wants peace with Israel. The obstacle is the Sea of Galilee

"FRESH fish from Tiberias," shouts the fishmonger at Batiha, a refugee camp 32km (20 miles) north of Damascus. This is not quite accurate; the fish come from the Barrada river, a legacy of Gamal Abdul Nasser's project to spawn the celebrated fish of Lake Tiberias (or the Sea of Galilee) all over his United Arab Republic. But the refugees still prize their Galilee seafood, not j...

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