of itself according to its own laws and practice. This is a move that it has not made in the West Bank and Gaza, because it would come under immense international pressure to grant the 4.5 million Palestinians in those occupied territories a vote in the Israeli parliament. This is something that Israel, the so-called “Jewish state”, will never countenance, unless it is compelled to do so by outside pressure.

Since then, Israel has increased its occupation of the Golan incrementally. During the current war in Syria, Israel has commenced exploratory drilling for oil in the territory. The parent company of Afek, which is carrying out the drilling, includes on its advisory board former US vice-president Dick Cheney, media tycoon Rupert Murdoch and Larry Summers, the former secretary ofship manoeuvring behaviour,
 tugs have become a part of the courses since 2000, providing realistic capability for berthing/unberthing operations and escort work,
 pod propulsion is available since 2006,
 introducing quality assurance has increased the reliability of ships and equipment,
 the lake area was extended from four to five hectares during the winter 2008-2009,
 a large container ship (8 500 TEU) was added to the fleet in 2009,
 a large LNG carrier of 266 000 m3, the Q-Max, was added in 2010,
 a Controllable-pitch propeller (CPP) was introduced in 2013,
 a cruise ship (5000 people) with 2 pods and powerful bow thrusters was added in 2014.

Manned models 
Manned models are small scale models that can carry and be handled by at least one person on an open expanse of