Thanks FarEasterner, yes i thought I'd include some intelligence history in the article since that might be an area that is not so well known.  

I agree with you that I chapter on foreign involvement could have been included.  Still, in order to cut it down, I thought it too long, I chose to focus on the regional history primarily between Syria and Israel since these two countries are the main protagonists in the conflict over the Golan Heights.  

The history in the Middle-East is a very complicated matter and could indeed evolve into a several articles.  in order to break the cycle of distrust and suspicion I believe that a neutral catalyst is needed, an honest broker if you will.  Whether the Arab rulers are serious in wanting a lasting peace with Israel is hard to tell, but there are little indications of that so far.  

Those countries ruled by nationalistic elements are more dead set in their old ways and might not change their attitudes before new rulers take over.  Israel  has also been led by a nationalistic leadership, see the Likud, and in those periods there have been little progress in the peace talks, only when a Labour party government is in office things seem to be moving in the right direction.  

It is true that the Camp David Accords was signed by Begin government, but much of the groundwork had been done in the previous years through the disengagement talks and Kissinger's shuttle diplomacy.  One of the major breakthrough's was also due to Sadat's will to deal seriously with the Israelis, spearheaded by his famous visit to Jerusalem and his speech in the Knesset.          

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