Posts Tagged: Golan Heights
Israelis Bring Binoculars to Observe Syrian Violence
As the battle for control of Syria rages on between President Bashar al-Assad and rebel groups opposing his family's four-decades rule, Israelis are flocking to...
Israel Braces for Terror Threats From Syria
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Division 36 Commander Brig. Gen. Tamir Haiman warned on Thursday of possible terrorist attacks in the Golan Heights originating...
No Apologies: Assad, Israel, and the Golan Heights
Last year was different from all the years I lived in Israel. For the first time since 1990 I haven't heard or noticed any serious...
Israel: Why Land Matters, Part II
Conceding Israeli control of the 34-mile-wide area known as Judea and Samaria to any of Israel's actual or even potential enemies means a return to...
Israel Resumes Oil Exploration in Golan Heights
The Israeli government decided to resume granting exploration licenses for gas and oil in the Golan Heights, 20 years after deciding to cease for diplomatic...
Famous Spy Eli Cohen Ate Matzah While in Syria
The Mossad's greatest agent, Eli Cohen, ate matzah during Passover in Syria according to his widow Nadia Cohen. She said two Jews of Syrian origin told...
The Jewish Right To All Of Jerusalem
Last I checked, the western world doesn't permit segregation based on one's religion. Jews can buy homes and live wherever they choose - from Harlem...
Israel’s Arabs, Living a Paradox
Can Arabs, who make up one-fifth of Israel's population, be loyal citizens of the Jewish state? With this question in mind, I recently visited several...
Assad’s Alawi Allies
The Saudi-owned Arabic daily Asharq Alawsat published an analysis by a Jordanian commentator last week that asked an important question: How has Bashar Assad continued...
Israel’s Missing Red Lines
Long before the Shalit deal or immediately following it, Israel should have declared any of the following: the Israeli military will respond immediately...
Whats Happening To Syria’s Jews
Jack Avital believes in the future of Bashar Assad. "Everything is good," he told the Algemeiner. "You can bet on it - Assad will be...
President Obama and the 1967 Borders – What Israel Should Do Now
President Obama presented yesterday his blueprint for Mideast peace: Israel must withdraw to its pre-1967 borders. A Palestinian State needs to be created, viable and...
