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Source: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-golan-cowboy_greenbergmay04,0,1260651.story
Home, Home on the Golan Heights for Israeli Cowboys
[Chicago Tribune] Joel Greenberg - Sporting an Australian-style bush hat, a gun in a holster, a big-buckled belt on his jeans and a plaid shirt, Avshalom Ferstman, 40, herds cattle for a living at Merom Golan ranch in the Golan Heights, a strategic plateau captured from Syria in the 1967 Middle East war and the subject of recent diplomatic feelers. The Golan has the most extensive cattle-grazing areas available to Israeli ranchers. Many Israelis have come to see the scenic region as an integral part of their country. "This is ours and we can be proud of it," said Ferstman.