Posts Tagged: Israel Syria
Restore Israeli Deterrence Now
JNS.org - Alongside the joy over the progress made in procuring a coronavirus vaccine, we must not neglect threats that in the long run could...
Can Israel and Hezbollah Stave Off a Dangerous Escalation — or Even War?
JNS.org - Israel and Hezbollah are again embroiled in a perilous dynamic of escalation. How things unfold, as always, depends on the degree of self-restraint and...
Turkey’s Intervention in Syria Could Bring Down Erdogan and Iran
Turkey’s war with the Assad regime in Syria brings to mind the words of the late Prime Minister Menachem Begin during the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq War:...
Getting Iran Out of Syria: The Dayan Formula
Military correspondents have reported that in the IDF General Staff’s assessment, it is doubtful whether expanding offensive activity -- however successful -- can cause Tehran...
Israel on the Golan Heights Benefits the United States
In 1993, 1995, and 2005, Israel retreated from 40% of the Judea and Samaria mountain ridges (the West Bank) and the entire Gaza Strip. That...
What the Golan Heights Can Teach Us About Peace for Israel
Israeli wine has taken the world by storm. And some of the very best comes from the Golan Heights. Similarly, the Gaza Strip during the pre-Islamic...
Syrian TV Says Damascus Targeted ‘From Direction of’ Israel
Loud blasts echoed across Damascus late on Friday, residents said, as Syrian state media reported "enemy targets" coming from the direction of Israel, which has previously...
Recognition of the Golan Is a Practical and Moral Imperative
In issuing his recent presidential decree recognizing Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights, Donald Trump followed the commendable policy pattern he has set of breaking...
Israel’s Red Lines in Lebanon and Syria
The “War Between Wars” is an ongoing Israeli military and intelligence effort to disrupt the force build-up of the Iranian-Shiite axis throughout the Middle East....
Rethinking Israel’s Syria Campaign
Moscow’s public demand that Israel stop its attacks in Syria places Israel’s long-standing air campaign at a critical juncture despite Benjamin Netanyahu’s avowed determination to...
Why Israel Must Seek the Golan Heights Now
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made a public declaration of Israel's interest in having the United States recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights. Senators...
The US Withdrawal from Syria Teaches Israel a Hard Lesson
The Oslo peace process took place under unique global circumstances. The Soviet Union had just collapsed and the Cold War had come to an abrupt...
A One-Time Opportunity for Israel in the Golan?
JNS.org - Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw American troops from Syria shocked many in the United States and the Middle East. In Israel, most of the public...
Shift or Strategy: The US’s New Position on Israeli Control Over the Golan Heights
JNS.org - For the first time, the United States has voted against an annual UN resolution condemning Israeli control over the Golan Heights. The decision by...
