Golan Goes

I found a book review of a new book in Haaretz. It's Hahar Shehaya Kemifletzet (The Mountain that Was as a Monster): The Golan Between Syria and Israel, by Yigal Kipnis Magnes Press (Hebrew),

Notice this formulation:-

Israel carried out many actions, such as the establishment of new settlements (like Tel Katzir and Ha'on, kibbutzim on the southeast shore of the Kinneret in 1949)..,

Oiy.

Kibbutzim are...settlements?

There's more:-

Very soon after the war's end, on June 19, 1967, Eshkol's cabinet made a dramatic and secret decision: It would sign peace agreements with Egypt and with Syria based on the international borders. All the ministers supported it, including Menachem Begin, who had joined the government on the eve of the war and was a full partner in formulating the decision. It proposed "offering Syria a peace agreement based on the international border, ensuring Israel's water rights, and the demilitarization of the Golan Heights."

The decision was conveyed to the American administration, which was to transmit it to the rulers of Egypt and Syria. Kipnis suggests that, "Contrary to conventional wisdom, Egypt and Syria did not reject the peace offer... for the simple reason that it was never passed on to them by the U.S. government."

Well, note that Begin's agreement was only to the northern and southern borders - not the eastern border of Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria.

As for that American non-delivery, I'd love to see the archival proof unless it's some Syrian claiming lack of postage.