16. The Israeli Syrian talks resumed under Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres. A difficult subject of negotiations was:          a. The water issue.          b. permanent borders.         c.  Arms reduction.         d. Economics.   17) Israeli Syrian negotiations under Prime Minister Peres did not last long because:            a. Syria refrained from engaging in public diplomacy which would have improved the atmosphere for negotiations.      b.   President Assad refused to meet with Prime Minister Peres in Jerusalem or Damascus.      c. Assad refused to curb terror attacks from Lebanon (by Hezbollah) against Israel.     d. All the above.   18) Israel launched another military operation into South Lebanon in April 1996 in order to fight the terrorists’ (Hezbollah) constant attacks. It was called:           a. Cast lead.           b. Defensive wall.        c. Grapes of Wrath.        d. Armageddon.   19. Benjamin Netanyahu became the Israeli Prime Minister after Peres. His secret negotiations with Syria ended:         a. with a signed peace agreement with Syria.        b. Israeli withdrawal from all the Golan Heights       c. Israeli withdrawal from 50% of the Golan Heights      d. his refusal to provide an Israeli line of withdrawal.   20. The Israeli Syrian negotiations under Prime Minister Ehud Barak did not go well since:        a. the Soviet Union told Syria to stop them.        b. President Assad not only refrained from creating contact with the Israeli public, but the Syrian foreign minister delivered a belligerent speech at the opening of the talks.       c. the US decided not to host the talks.      d. other Arab states threatened not to support Syria.   21. The members of the Syrian delegation at the last talks during Barak’s tenure:           a. refused to shake hands with their Israeli counterparts.          b. refused to eat at the same table with their Israeli counterparts.         c. were very willing to befriend their Israeli counterparts.        d. reached a lot of agreements with their Israeli counterparts.

16. The Israeli Syrian talks resumed under Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres. A difficult subject of negotiations was:

         a. The water issue.

         b. permanent borders.

        c.  Arms reduction.

        d. Economics.

17) Israeli Syrian negotiations under Prime Minister Peres did not last long because:

           a. Syria refrained from engaging in public diplomacy which would have improved the atmosphere for negotiations.

     b.   President Assad refused to meet with Prime Minister Peres in Jerusalem or Damascus.

     c. Assad refused to curb terror attacks from Lebanon (by Hezbollah) against Israel.

    d. All the above.

18) Israel launched another military operation into South Lebanon in April 1996 in order to fight the terrorists’ (Hezbollah) constant attacks. It was called:

          a. Cast lead.

          b. Defensive wall.

       c. Grapes of Wrath.

       d. Armageddon.

19. Benjamin Netanyahu became the Israeli Prime Minister after Peres. His secret negotiations with Syria ended:

        a. with a signed peace agreement with Syria.

       b. Israeli withdrawal from all the Golan Heights

      c. Israeli withdrawal from 50% of the Golan Heights

     d. his refusal to provide an Israeli line of withdrawal.

20. The Israeli Syrian negotiations under Prime Minister Ehud Barak did not go well since:

       a. the Soviet Union told Syria to stop them.

       b. President Assad not only refrained from creating contact with the Israeli public, but the Syrian foreign minister delivered a belligerent speech at the opening of the talks.

      c. the US decided not to host the talks.

     d. other Arab states threatened not to support Syria.

21. The members of the Syrian delegation at the last talks during Barak’s tenure:

          a. refused to shake hands with their Israeli counterparts.

         b. refused to eat at the same table with their Israeli counterparts.

        c. were very willing to befriend their Israeli counterparts.

       d. reached a lot of agreements with their Israeli counterparts.