I remember my house and the color of its walls. I remember the furniture we had. I lived most of my childhood in these hills and fields. Quneitra has now become a historical site for Syrians. Families, who were forced to flee, bring their children on picnics to see their land.
Schools take students for outings and lessons in history.
Residents of the Golan Heights who have became refugees in other cities, including Damascus, say they see a good omen in the Pope's pilgrimage to Syria. He is a man of justice, a man of love. He wants people to regain their rights. Many villagers, children at the time, recounted how they fled with their families from one village to another, sleeping in the fields until they could find transportation to Damascus. They all repeat the Syrian government line that they cannot see any peace without a full Israeli withdrawal from the strategic plateau.