Posts Tagged: Golan Heights
Netanyahu Hints at Possibility of Israel Arming Syrian Rebels
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, during an interview with the BBC, did not rule out the possibility that Israel may arm moderate rebel groups in Syria. "We...
U.S. Fears Syria Rebel Victory, For Now
The commentariat universally rejected my Apr. 11 column arguing that Western governments should "Support Assad" on the grounds that he is losing and we...
Assad: West Will Regret Supporting Al-Qaeda
Jerusalem Post - Syrian President Bashar Assad accused the West on Wednesday of supporting al-Qaida militants in Syria's civil war and warned they would...
Austria May Withdraw Soldiers from Golan Heights
Jerusalem Post - Austria may pull its soldiers from the UNDOF peacekeeping force on the Golan Heights if the European Union fails to renew...
Syrian Withdrawal from Golan Alarms Israel
The Syrian government has reportedly withdrawn thousands of troops near the buffer zone between Israel and Syria in the Golan Heights, leaving a power vacuum...
London Mayor’s Sister Recounts Their Time Together in Israel
Boris Johnson, the mayor of London, once lived on a Kibbutz in Israel with his sister, Rachel. Thirty years later Rachel returned to the country...
UN Security Council Worried About Syrian War Crossing Into Golan Heights
Reuters - The U.N. Security Council voiced concern on Wednesday about repeated violations of the ceasefire line between Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan...
Israel Destroys Syrian Army Outpost After Being Fired Upon
Israel destroyed a small Syrian army post near the Golan Heights border on Sunday after Syrian gunmen fired on Israeli military patrols twice within 24...
Syrian Government, Opposition Forces Clash Near Golan Heights
Times of Israel - Syrian government and opposition forces clashed near the border with Israel throughout Wednesday, with casualties reported on both sides...
Turning “Human Rights” Into a Weapon Against Israel
Today at the United Nations in New York City, the UN's top women's rights body, the Commission on the Status of Women, will wrap up...
Report: Syrian Rebels Seize Intelligence Compound Near Golan Heights
Syrian rebel commanders said Sunday that they had seized a Syrian military intelligence compound near the Golan Heights. According to Reuters, sources said the compound...
Is the US Training Syrian Rebels to Take the Golan Heights and Shoot Down Israeli Aircraft?
No, they don't say it quite like that. But after years of hypocrisy, the Obama administration has admitted that while it declined to arm...
Syria Rebels Vow to ‘Liberate Golan Heights’ After Assad Falls
Syrian rebels operating in the region near the border with Israel threatened on Sunday to fight to regain the Golan Heights from Israel following the...
Israel Confident UN Can Secure Release of Peacekeepers Captured by Syrian Rebels
Reuters - Israel voiced confidence on Thursday that the United Nations could secure the release of U.N. peacekeepers seized by Syrian rebels near the...
