Posts Tagged: Syria Golan Heights
Mortar Shell from Syria Strikes Israel
Times of Israel - A mortar shell fired from Syria landed on the Israeli side of the Golan Heights early Thursday morning, the latest cross...
Syrian Refugees Quietly Treated by Israel while UN Makes Latest ‘Parody of Itself’
A Syrian refugee is treated at Ziv Medical Center in Israel's northern city of Safed. Photo: Ziv Medical Center....
IDF Rejects Claims Syria Destroyed Israeli Vehicle in Golan Heights
JPost - The IDF denied on Tuesday a claim by Syria that its armed forces destroyed an Israeli vehicle on the Golan Heights. The...
Syrian Official: We Could Enter Golan Heights at Any Time
JTA - A Syrian government official warned that his country can enter the Israeli-held Golan Heights at any time. "The Golan is Syrian Arab territory and...
U.N. Removes Peacekeepers From Golan Observation Post
Al Arabiya - The United Nations on Wednesday pulled peacekeepers back from an observation post in the Golan Heights ceasefire zone where four ...
Top Israeli Official Warns of Al-Qaeda in Syria
Recently, I had a very interesting conversation with a high-ranking Israeli security official about developments in Syria. Apparently, from his point of view, the rebels...
Syrian Man Taken to Hospital in Safed, Israel for Surgery
Times of Israel - A Syrian man was allowed into Israel for medical treatment Thursday evening after being injured during ongoing battles between...
Report: Islamic Control of Syrian Rebel Groups Increasing
Increasing reports indicate a mounting presence of Islamic terror groups within Syria's rebel forces, complicating options for Western policymakers to address the Syrian civil war. According...
Hezbollah Terror Chief Makes Secret Trip to Iran
Jerusalem Post - The Iranian leadership decided to "put all its weight into the ongoing battle in Syria," according to Iranian sources quoted by...
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...
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...
Report: Syrian Rebels Control Border With Israel
Syrian opposition forces now have overrun the country's border with Israel, according to a report by Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom. According to the paper, a...
