KATZRIN, GOLAN HEIGHTS - NOVEMBER 10:  An Israeli soldier recites his morning prayers on his tank after a night-long training exercise November 10, 2009 near the Israeli city of Katzrin in the Golan Heights. Speaking in Istanbul yesterday, Syrian President Bashar Assad says if the 'occupied Syrian Golan' is not returned by Israel through peaceful means, his country would retake the strategic plateau by force. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 week ago

KATZRIN, GOLAN HEIGHTS - NOVEMBER 10: An Israeli soldier recites his morning prayers on his tank after a night-long training exercise November 10, 2009 near the Israeli city of Katzrin in the Golan Heights. Speaking in Istanbul yesterday, Syrian President Bashar Assad says if the 'occupied Syrian Golan' is not returned by Israel through peaceful means, his country would retake the strategic plateau by force.