Golan Heights

Why Syria's FM is changing his messaging to Israel - and why it matters - analysis

Syria’s foreign minister is hinting that Damascus and Jerusalem may be able to come to more arrangements in the future, in the wake of talks held in Paris in January.

Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani speaks during a press conference in Damascus, May 20, 2025; illustrative.
CLOUDS OVER a village on the Golan Heights

Israel’s law shaped Trump’s historic recognition of Golan Heights - opinion

IDF SOLDIERS take part in a military training exercise in the Golan Heights on Wednesday. Although most of the world assumes Israel annexed the Golan Heights, and did so illegally, the Jewish state never actually did, the writer says.

Israel never annexed the Golan Heights: Why it still matters - opinion

Miriam Adelson

A grove of recognition in the Golan


A journey into the depths of the Earth: How mineral water reaches your bottle

We discovered how spring water emerges from depths of 300 meters and undergoes a natural, sterile process before arriving in the bottle on your table.

 “The uniqueness of our water lies in the fact that it comes from great depths, is rich in natural minerals, and the entire process is carried out without human contact”

Israel should annex all of Mount Hermon from Syria - opinion

For both strategic and historical reasons, the Jewish state should annex all of the newly acquired parts of Mount Hermon and formally incorporate them into Israel.

 IDF soldiers operate on Mount Hermon, on the border between Israel and Syria, December 12, 2024

Rujm el-Hiri mystery deepens: Golan Heights site not what previously thought, research indicates

A theory of the site was that its walls and entrances aligned with astronomical bodies, but as the site has shifted from its original position, it does not correspond to celestial observations

Rujm el-Hiri, an archaeological site of the early bronze age II period (3000-2700 BCE) located at the centre of the Golan Heights near Yonatan. It contains more than 42000 basalt rocks, with a 160m diameter and 2.4m in height. November 10, 2021.

An optimistic voyage to 'Villa Tehilla' in Israel's North after the ceasefire

Villa Tehilla is renowned for not fitting precisely into the category of a boutique hotel or of a resort. Twenty years ago, Lonely Planet called it "Israel's most unique accommodation option.”

 VILLA TEHILLA is housed on an 1882 estate built as a farm and travelers’ inn, in Rosh Pina.

Israel at war: What happened on day 447?

Al-Hayya reportedly takes helm of Hamas's al-Qassam Brigades • IDF strikes terrorists in Gaza, journalists reported among those hit

 IDF soldier operating in Gaza, December 25, 2024

Police make hanukkiah from Hezbollah rocket shrapnel for North

Public representatives, security forces who served in the war, and families of those killed will be present to light the hanukkiah each night, the police stated.

Israel Police construct a Hanukkiah out of rocket shrapnel fired from Hezbollah.

IDF operation in Syria 'wise and correct,' Druze Majdal Shams mayor says

‘Proud Israeli’ Mayor Dolan Abu Saleh: “I love to be part of society in the State of Israel … we want this feeling to be mutual and not one-sided.”

 Majdal Shams mayor Dolan Abu Saleh. (Illustrative)

'A new Putin': Turkey's Erdogan eyes power in Syria as Israel watches nervously

If Turkey decides to arm the rebel forces, it is unclear how Israel will respond and whether it will be able to thwart the transfer of American-backed weapons. 

 An illustrative image of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Syrian allegedly wounded by IDF gunfire while protesting Israeli incursion in buffer zone - report

"IDF personnel that called on the demonstrators to move away identified a threat, and as a result, the protester's leg was injured," the IDF said.

IDF operates in the buffer zone between Israel and Syria on December 13, 2024.

Israel, Turkey trade barbs over Syrian occupation

Israel and Turkey have entered into a diplomatic spat, with both sides accusing the other of occupying Syria.

 Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar (left) and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (left), (illustrative).