Quneitra
Reader comment on item: Quneitra, Why in Ruins?

Submitted by Arthur Goldschmkidt (United States), Jul 6, 2009 at 15:29

I visited the city as part of a tour group of foreign professors in Israel, at a time when the city was still under Israeli control, I think in February 1974. The city wasn't exactly intact, but it had not yet been totally flattened despite the 1967 and 1973 wars, as I gather it has been since it was returned to Syria later in that year. I tend to think that both Syrians and Israelis contributed to its destruction.

Note: Opinions expressed in comments are those of the authors alone and not necessarily those of Daniel Pipes. Original writing only, please. Comments are screened for relevance, substance, and tone, and in some cases edited before posting. Reasoned disagreement is welcome, but comments are rejected if scurrilous, off-topic, vulgar, ad hominem, or otherwise viewed as inappropriate. For complete regulations, see the Guidelines for Comments. For informational purposes, we identify countries from which comments are sent.