Articles in "Golan Heights"

Israel Approves $334 Million Growth Plan For Golan Heights

Israel’s government on Thursday approved a wide-ranging development plan for the Golan Heights aimed at expanding housing, infrastructure ...

2,000-Year-Old Slingstone With Taunting Message Discovered in Israel

A sarcastic message hurled at an approaching enemy more than 2,000 years ago has resurfaced near the Sea of Galilee. Archaeologists ...

Decades-Old Syrian Military Position in Golan Transformed Into Tourist Site

A former Syrian army outpost in the Golan Heights will open to the public for the first time during the upcoming Sukkot holiday, Israel’s ...

Dozens of Israeli Druze Repatriated After Entering Syria During Clashes

The Israel Defense Forces said on Thursday it returned dozens of Israeli Druze who crossed into Syria amid violent unrest in the ...

Israel Ramps Up Military Response to Protect Syrian Druze, Slams Global Inaction

Israel's military and diplomatic leadership issued strong responses Wednesday to escalating violence against Druze civilians in southern ...

‘Positive and Very Promising’: First Face-to-Face Israel-Syria Talks Reported

In a bid to calm tensions, Israel and Syria have been holding face-to-face talks, the first direct contact between the two countries, it ...

Israel’s Druze Leader Urges International Protection for Syrian Minorities

Speaking at a conference on Israeli security and the Druze in Akko on Monday, Sheikh Muafak Tarif, spiritual leader of Israel's Druze ...

Israel Raids Syrian Golan Base, Moves to Protect Druze Amid Sectarian Violence

Israeli soldiers in the Syrian Golan raided the former Syrian Army headquarters responsible for Mount Hermon under the former regime, ...

‘Welcome to Syria’: Soldiers Gear Up for Passover With ‘Goosebumps’ and Grape Juice

We were instructed to put on our bulletproof vests and helmets as the military jeep passed over an increasingly bumpy road. We had already ...

Israel to ‘Soon’ Allow Syrian Druze to Work in Golan, Defense Minister Says

Israel is preparing to "soon" allow Syrian Druze to work in the Golan Heights, Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Sunday. "We will ...


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