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Golan Heights

Video of the Day

Nimrod Castle

By Video of the Day

A walk around Nimrod Castle.

Syria / Druze

Israel to ‘Soon’ Allow Syrian Druze to Work in Golan, Defense Minister Says

By Pesach Benson / TPS

The Druze of southern Syria are optimistic about a recent Israeli pledge to protect their communities.

Photo of the Day

Purim Started Early This Year

By Photo of the Day

Israelis enjoy a pre-Purim party at the Golani Distillery, on the Golan Heights

IDF & Security / Syria / News Briefs

IDF Troops Come Under Fire in Syria Buffer Zone

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The Israeli soldiers shot back toward the area from which the attack came.

Israel / News Briefs / Business and Economy

New Program Will Promote Sale of Golan Produce

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

“Golan Buys Golan” offers direct sale of Golan produce from farmers to consumers.

Pulse of Israel

Israel’s Strategic Awakening: Adapting to a New Middle East Reality

By Avi Abelow

The left’s dangerous plans ignore a critical truth about the Middle East: things change rapidly, and no peace agreement can be relied upon.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Lebanon / Hezbollah

Hezbollah Expanding Range of Barrages to Unevacuated Communities, Warns Researcher

By Sveta Listratov

Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah threatened to “launch missiles at settlements that were not previously targeted,” during a speech on Wednesday.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Iraq

IDF Downs Cruise Missile from Iraq Over Golan Heights

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The projectile was "coming from the east," according to the IDF, with earlier reports indicating it originated in Iraq.

Photo of the Day

Danger: Mines

By Photo of the Day

Clearing landmines on the Golan Heights

Government / News Briefs / Judea & Samaria / On Campus / Education

Israel Increasing Budget for Academic Institutions in Judea and Samaria and the Golan

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

"Israeli researchers are dealing with issues of boycotts and in order to deal with this it is necessary to think outside the box. This is an existential need for these institutions.”

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Syria / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Iran / Iraq

Suicide Drone From Syria Crashes in Golan Heights

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

It represents the first case of a kamikaze drone striking on the Golan Heights.

Photo of the Day

Time to Make the Pita

By Photo of the Day

A woman prepares Druze pita in Birkat Ram, northern Golan Heights.

IDF & Security / Syria / News Briefs / Hezbollah

Hezbollah-Linked Syrian National Indicted in Israel for Espionage

By Pesach Benson / TPS

Aith Abdullah has been gathering intelligence along the Syrian-Israeli border since 2019 at the request of his brother-in-law, a Hezbollah operative.

Israel / Left vs. Right

Leftists Steal Tank for Anti-Judicial Reform Protest

By Jewish Press News Desk

The stolen tank was draped with a large replica of Israel's Declaration of Independence, and "democracy" was painted on its side.

Photo of the Day

Takeoff

By Photo of the Day

Israeli army Apache helicopters take off near IDF base in the Golan Heights.

Abu Ali Express

Syrian Golan Heights: Iran Building New Military Base and Deploying Additional Forces to the Region

By Abu Ali Express

This comes despite Iran's past commitment to Russia to stay away from Syria's border with Israel in the Golan Heights.

Photo of the Day

Global Cooling

By Jewish Press Staff

Not accepting their central role in the climate crisis, global warming, greenhouse gases, and the fast food obesity epidemic, these cows cool off in the water on the Golan Heights.

IDF & Security / Palestinian Authority

PLO Flag Raised at Memorial to Slain IDF Soldiers on Golan Heights

By Israel Hayom

After switching the flags, the vandals shared a video of swap on social media, angering Golan residents.

Government / Boycott / BDS / Jerusalem / Judea & Samaria / European Union

Bennett Government Joins European Culture Initiative that Excludes Golan, Judea, Samaria and Parts of Jerusalem

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Head of the Samaria Council Yossi Dagan attacked the decision, saying that joining the fund “is a slap in the face to the country’s citizens and filmmakers” who live in the excluded areas.

IDF & Security / Syria / Iran / Hezbollah

Three Syrian Soldiers Killed in Friday Night Missile Strike

By Jewish Press News Desk

Syrians claim surface-to-surface missiles were launched at Syrian targets from the Golan Heights.

Photo of the Day

Time to Make the Cherries

By Photo of the Day

The first day of the cherries sorting and distribution at the Bereishit Fruit co-op, Middle East's biggest packaging factory near Kibbutz Merom Golan, northern Golan Heights on May 10, 2022. 

Syria / Hezbollah

Video Provides Rare Glimpse into Hezbollah’s Entrenchment in Southern Syria

By Yaakov Lappin

“Even now, Hezbollah’s Golan File Unit gathers intelligence and awaits an opportunity to attack Israel,” says a report by the Alma Research and Education Center.

Where Am I

Where Am I: Not Syria

By Jewish Press Staff

Don't let the flags confuse you.

Video of the Day

Watch: Tank Fire on Syria

By Video of the Day

No terrorists were injured in the making of the video.

Israel / News Briefs

Syria Sharply Condemns Israeli Plans for Economic Investment in the Golan Heights

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“The Syrian government reaffirms its permanent and strong support for its Syrian citizens, the people of the occupied Syrian Golan who resist the Israeli occupation and who reject the annexation decision and the policy of seizing lands by force,” a Syrian Foreign Ministry statement said.

Government

Govt. Approves NIS 1 B. Plan to Strengthen Israel’s Presence in Golan Heights

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The plan marks 40 years since Israeli law was applied to the Golan Heights in 1981, and its goal is to double the population of the Golan Heights.

Op-Eds

The Israeli Right and Left are in Consensus about the Golan

By Naftali Bennett

Settling the Golan Heights is a top priority for Zionism. We are with the Golan, and we are on the Golan.

Antisemitism / Europe / Boycott / BDS / Judea & Samaria

Belgium Announces Labeling of Israeli Products from Judea and Samaria

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

US law professor Eugene Kontorovich stated that the ECJ’s ruling “is putting a new ‘Yellow Star’ on Jewish-made products.”

IDF & Security / Syria / News Briefs / Archaeology

Ammunition-Packed Syrian Bunker Exposed in Golan Heights

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Israeli authorities operating to clear old minefields in the Golan Heights have recently exposed a Syrian bunker packed with ammunition that was left behind by Syrian troops retreating as IDF forces advanced during the 1967 Six-Day War.

Syria / US / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords

Report: Obama offered Syria Israeli Withdrawal from Golan Heights

By Israel Hayom

According to Saudi-owned newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat, the Syrian-US talks on an Israeli withdrawal reached an advanced stage and the sides had even prepared a document for signing.

IDF & Security / Syria

Israel Releases 2 Syrian Shepherds in Prisoner Trade

By Jewish Press News Desk

The original deal hit an unexpected snag when the captured Hezbollah terrorists refused to go to Syria

US / Politics / Government / Left vs. Right / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Jerusalem / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

So Long, Ambassador David Friedman, and Thanks for All the Fish*

By Jewish Press News Desk

"...over the years I have met many ambassadors from many countries, including from the US, our great ally, but I can say that there was never a better ambassador than David Friedman..."

Israel / US / Video of the Day

Mike Pompeo on the Golan Heights

By Video of the Day

Pompeo spoke about his early days as an army cadet when he learned about the famous battles on the Golan Heights between Israel and Syria.

Syria / Hezbollah

New Report Sheds Light on True Scope of Hezbollah’s Presence in Southern Syria

By Yaakov Lappin

“They are preparing operational plans in anticipation of the next war,” warned Maj. (res.) Tal Beeri, director of Alma’s research department, who tells JNS that Hezbollah is deeply embedded among Syrian military’s forces, using their bases to gather intelligence and prepare military attack plans.

Headline / Judea & Samaria / Science and Tech / Sovereignty

WATCH: US Expands Collaboration with Israeli Academia into Judea, Samaria, Golan Heights

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman signed the amendments to the agreements in a special ceremony held on Wednesday at Ariel University, in Samaria

US / Antisemitism / Diaspora

Carr Calls Out J Street’s Use of Photo to Advance ‘Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theories’

By Jackson Richman / JNS

The reply? “If the Trump administration wants to provide us with photos from closed-door meetings ... to discuss illegal annexation and unilaterally redraw the map of the West Bank, we’d gladly use those.”

IDF & Security / Syria / Iran / Hezbollah

Israel Attacks Hezbollah Targets in Homs and in Southern Syria

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Syria stated media claimed that the explosions were the result of a “human error” caused by troops moving ammunition.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Syria / Hezbollah

Hezbollah and Syrian Army Behind Election Day Attack in Golan, IDF Investigation Finds

By Benjamin Brown / TPS

Snipers had opened fire from Syria into the Golan on March 2nd, prompting an Israeli counterstrike in which a senior Hezbollah operative was killed in a helicopter strike on the car he was driving.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Syria / Hezbollah

Report: Hezbollah Operative Killed in Israeli Strike in Syria

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Various reports claim the man was a senior Hezbollah operative named Imad Tawil who was entrusted with developing Iran’s infrastructure in the areas adjacent to Syria’s border with Israel.

Terrorism / Israel / Iran / News Briefs / Hezbollah

IDF Orders Hermon Mountain Closed

By Jewish Press News Desk

The popular winter tourist site was closed today following the assassination of Qassem Soleimani.

Antisemitism / Europe / Boycott / BDS

Netanyahu: Europe Sanctions Israel, But Not Iran

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Netanyahu said that “while the EU chooses not to join the sanctions on Iran, it imposes economic-diplomatic restrictions on Israel.”

The Courts / Antisemitism / Boycott / BDS / Judea & Samaria / Sovereignty / Kosher Food News / European Union

Psagot Winery Commits to Fighting EU Court's Anti-Semitic Ruling on Labeling

By Josh Hasten

“Even though the ECJ ruled against us , this is just the beginning of the fight. We are not going to accept a double standard,” said CEO of Psagot Winery Yaakov Berg.

Antisemitism / Judea & Samaria / Sovereignty

Israel Rejects European Court’s ‘Morally Unacceptable’ Verdict Ordering the Labeling of ‘Settlement’ Products

By Benjamin Brown / TPS

There are over 200 ongoing territorial disputes worldwide, yet the ECJ has only offered a single ruling - related to the Jewish people.

Featured / Antisemitism / Europe / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

Europe’s Top Court: Israeli Products from Judea and Samaria, Eastern Jerusalem, Golan Heights Must Carry “Settlement” Label

By Benjamin Brown / TPS

International law expert Prof. Eugene Kontorovich added the ECJ’s ruling “is putting a new ‘Yellow Star’ on Jewish-made products."

Hezbollah

Hezbollah Reportedly Deploys Forces Along Israel's Northern Border

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Hezbollah: “The sanctions (on Iran) now have us preparing for dealing with the Israeli front. We will fire the first shot this time."

Israel / Photo of the Day

Trump Heights

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The state of Israel laid down the cornerstone for a new town on the Golan Heights called Ramat Trump (Trump Heights), named after US President Donald Trump.

Featured / Sovereignty

US to Update Maps to Display Golan as Belonging to Israel

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

U.S. Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook said the maps are being officially redrawn and will be made available “as soon as they are ready.”

Headline / IDF & Security / Syria / Iran / Hezbollah

IDF Exposes Covert Hezbollah Terror Unit Operating in Syria

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Hezbollah has been recruiting hundreds of villagers villagers into a terror network equipped with weapons, anti-tank rockets and explosive.

Israel / Syria / Iran / News Briefs / Russia

Iran ‘Angry’ Over Russia Not Activating S-300 Defense Systems in Syria

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Still, Russia (halfheartedly) warned Israel to stop its “arbitrary” airstrikes in Syria, saying that they should be “ruled out.”

Antisemitism / News Briefs / Boycott / BDS / Judea & Samaria / Sovereignty

Irish Bill Advances to Criminalize Commercial Activity with Israel

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

If enacted, it would make Ireland the first European Union nation to criminalize doing business beyond the pre-1967 lines, including eastern Jerusalem and the Golan Heights.

Headline / US / Sovereignty

House Majority Leader Calls for US Recognition of Israeli Sovereignty Over Golan

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Earlier this week, a missile was fired at the Hermon Mountain, prompting Israel to launch a massive attack on numerous Iranian targets in Syria.

IDF & Security / Syria / News Briefs

IDF Forces Shot at on Syrian Border; No Injuries

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

IDF forces returned fire towards the source of the gunfire in Syria.

IDF & Security / Syria / Druze / News Briefs

Israel's Supreme Court Reduces Sentence for Druze Spy

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

In August 2012, Makat was released from prison after serving 27 years for previous security offenses.

Headline / IDF & Security / Syria / Politics / Government / Iran / Russia

Netanyahu Calls Putin, Blames Syria, Iran

By JNi.Media

The Russians believe the Israeli Air Force is to blame for the crash of Russia’s Ilyushin Il-20 aircraft in Syria on September 17.

Headline / Israel / US

US Ambassador Believes Golan Will be ‘Part of Israel Forever’

By Ariel Kahana

U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman tells Israel Hayom there is “certainly” a possibility that the United States will officially recognize Israeli sovereignty in the Golan Heights.

Featured / Israel / US / History / Obituaries

John McCain Was a Great Friend of Israel

By JNi.Media

"He loved his country with all his might and knew the challenges of the State of Israel."

Featured / Headline / Government / Health and Medicine

Epidemic: 42 Israelis Infected by Leptospirosis

By JNi.Media

The Health Ministry's Director General said there are 242 other patients suspected of contracting Leptospirosis.

Featured / Terrorism / IDF & Security / Syria / United Nations (UN) / Iraq / ISIS

UN Report: ISIS Still Commands 30,000 Fighters, Many Near Israel's Border

By JNi.Media

Only two weeks ago, the IDF attacked and destroyed a squad of seven ISIS soldiers who crossed into the Golan Heights from Syria.

IDF & Security / Syria / Russia

Russian Military Police to Man 8 Permanent Posts near Israel-Syria Border

By JNi.Media

"They will serve as a security guarantee for civilians of the Quneitra district."

Government / Sports

'Golan to Eilat' Bike Trail to be Completed by 2021

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

“Such a national project, in which future vision and advanced environmental thinking will be integrated, will contribute to the well-being of the general public.”

Israel / Syria / Health and Medicine

29 Syrian Patients Can't Safely Return Home from Israel

By Jewish Press News Desk

There is concern that if they return home to Syria, Assad will jail or murder them.

Featured / IDF & Security / Syria / Video of the Day

M*A*S*H : Goodbye, Farewell and Amen

By Video of the Day

Video: Israel's Mazor Ladach field clinic in Syria: August 2017 to August 2018, packing up and coming back home to Israel.

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