Posts Tagged: Golan Heights
Report: Israeli Officials Say Assad Regime Would Not Use Chemical Weapons Against Jewish State for Fear of IDF Response
A day after dozens of civilians, including children, were killed in a suspected gas attack in the northwestern Syrian town of Khan Shiekhoun, IDF military...
Mideast Expert: Israel’s Confidence That Russia Will ‘Represent’ Its Interests at Upcoming Syria Peace Summit in Kazakhstan ‘Warranted but Exaggerated’
The head of a prominent Israeli think tank said on Tuesday that optimism among politicians and IDF brass in relation to next week’s peace negotiations in...
American Jewish Groups Support Call for US to Back Israel on Golan Heights
JNS.org - A number of major American Jewish organizations are indicating that they will support the Israeli government if it decides to seek US recognition of Israeli...
Israeli Official: After Trump Enters White House, Jewish State Should Push for Formal US Recognition of Sovereignty Over Golan
After President-elect Donald Trump enters the White House next month, the Jewish state should push for formal US recognition of its sovereignty over the Golan...
Report: Israeli Defense Chief Wants IDF to Buy New Surface-to-Surface Missiles That Would Bolster Jewish State’s Striking Power
Israel’s defense chief has ordered the IDF to look into purchasing hundreds of new surface-to-surface missiles that would bolster the Jewish state's striking power, the...
Israel Deploys Drones Along Syrian Border to Monitor Jihadist Threats, Errant Fire
Israel has purchased and is now deploying drones along its northern border to assist in monitoring and addressing various threats from Syria, where a civil war...
Will Hezbollah Open a New Front Against Israel in the Golan Heights?
JNS.org - Well into its fifth year, the Syrian civil war continues to show no signs of dissipating. While the conflict has drawn in a number...
Iranian Report: Assad Forces, Hezbollah Coordinating Large-Scale Operation on Israel Border in Golan Heights
The Syrian army and Lebanon-based Iranian proxy terrorist organization Hezbollah are coordinating a large-scale “anti-terrorism” operation in southern Syria, near the border with Israel in...
US Official in Testimony to Senate Committee: Facing Territorial Losses, Weakened Morale, ISIS Setting Sights on Israel
With the Islamic State (ISIS) incurring territorial losses in Syria and Iraq -- and suffering weakened morale as a result -- the jihadist terror group is now...
Guardian Article Claims Golan Heights Was ‘Palestinian’
A Guardian article by Sian Cain ("Michael Chabon witnesses ‘grievous injustice’ in occupied territories," May 6) included the following paragraph, with background on the “Palestinian territories” that Israel “entered” during...
What If Israel Is Forced to Fire at Missile Bases in Schools in Southern Lebanon?
Israeli reconnaissance has documented thousands of missiles that have been planted and ready to fire from the cover of schools and clinics, strategically placed throughout southern Lebanon. If and...
Israel’s UN Ambassador Slams Security Council Over Rejection of Israeli Sovereignty Over Golan Heights
The Israeli ambassador to the United Nations slammed the Security Council (UNSC) on Tuesday for its latest criticism of the Jewish state. In response to the...
IDF Deputy Commander: Islamist Attacks Against Israel’s Northern Border Could Erupt at Moment’s Notice
Violence along Israel’s northern border could erupt “with minimal warning,” an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) deputy commander told the Israeli news website nrg last week. Col....
Report: Israeli Forces on High Alert Along Lebanese Border
Israeli forces are on high alert along the Lebanese border, Lebanon's state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported on Sunday. According to the report, the IDF sent ground reinforcements, covered from...
