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Ancient city in the Golan Heights
Golan is a city of refuge mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, later known from the works of Josephus and Eusebius. The biblical city of Golan could not be positively identified, but most researchers localize it at Sahm el-Jaulān in Syria's Daraa Governorate.
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Arabs are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in West Asia and North Africa. A significant Arab diaspora is present in various parts of the world. Before the spread of Arabic language in the wake of the Arab conquests, "Arab" largely referred to the Semitic inhabitants—both settled and nomadic—of the Arabian Peninsula and the Syrian Desert. In modern usage, it includes people from across the Greater Middle East that share Arabic as a native language.
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Democrats leader Yair Golan backed an Arab party joining Israel’s next government, while opposition leaders agreed on cooperation principles ahead of October elections.
Yair Golan of the Democrats said an Arab party could join a government, then his party clarified the issue was never discussed at the opposition meeting.
The comments came after opposition leaders made a pre-election pact in bid to replace Netanyahu, even as polls show path to a majority increasingly unclear.