Sorry there Adrian , are you trying to say that the shelling starting in '64 was not directed at workers on the water scheme ?

Israel will not likely give it up, unless as part of an enduring overall settlement for the region. And rightly so.
Yep and part of that enduring settlement will be over the 3 long planned water schemes involving Egypt , Israel , Jordan , Lebanon ,Syria , Turkey + whatever the eventual Palestinian state calls itself .

If we want to help bring about fundamental change in that region, people like you and me had better think in terms of such an overall settlement instead of relying on false memories and myths about the original innocence of one or other side in the conflict. There are no innocents, just as there has been no original sin in the Middle East conflict.
Hey hey , I always think of overall settlements involving all parties .
The reason why I write so often specifically about Israel is purely because of the number of posters who take the Israel can do no wrong approach .
If people were to take the Syria or Egypt can do no wrong approach they would get the same treatment , but that doesn't seem to happen does it .

Anyhow , slightly off topic Adrian , but any thoughts on the religeous ruling today about killing the IDF general because he is a traitor ?