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


Neve Ativ – the hotel turning the Golan into the Israeli Alps

A Neve Ativ getaway blending luxury, nature, and serenity with cabins, a spa, and stunning Hermon views—experience the north like never before.

 Vacation at Neve Ativ

Israel transfers thousands of humanitarian aid packages to Syrian Druze

Most of the packages were transported to As-Suwayda, while others were delivered to Druze communities near the border with Israel. 

View of trucks transferring humanitarian aid to the Druze in Syria. March 13, 2025.

Could demilitarization backfire in southern Syria? - analysis

One might think that from Israel’s point of view, the collapse of the Assad regime would be seen as a positive development because now Iran and its proxies cannot take root in Syria.

 IDF Chief of Staff Maj.-Gen. Eyal Zamir conducts situation assessment and tour of security zone in Syria, March 9, 2025.

Group of senior Syrian Druze expected to visit Golan Heights

This week, Defense Minister Israel Katz said Druze from across the separation line would be allowed to enter the Golan Heights for work.

Israeli soldiers seen in the buffer zone which separates the Golan Heights and Syria, February 27, 2025

WATCH: IDF presence on Syrian Hermon protects from Syrian, Hamas, Iran threats, Katz tells 'Post'

The program of Syrian Druze working in the Golan Heights will start on March 16.

Yonah Jeremy Bob embeds with IDF on Syrian side of Golan Heights, March 11, 2025.

Syrian Druze allowed to enter Israel, work in Golan Heights, Katz confirms

The Syrian Druze were a minority in the Assad era who mostly kept to themselves, with some past positive history with Israel.

 Druze from villages in northern Israel seen in Majdal Shams, Golan Heights, near the border with Syria, April 17, 2023

Winners of the Ish Ha’anavim Wine Competition

Discover the best boutique winery in Israel, double gold winners, and Lifetime Achievement Award recipients from the 20th annual TERRAVINO wine competition by Ish Ha'anavim.

 Grape Vineyard

Lemon from lemonade? No, but soda from mineral water—definitely yes: Mey Eden’s new innovation

For the first time in Israel, Mey Eden is entering the soda category and will launch sparkling mineral water produced in the Golan Heights from a well based on rainwater.

 Mey Eden

Syria calls for Israel's withdrawal from its lands, national dialog closing statement says

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said recently that Israel would maintain the buffer zone as long as necessary.

  Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa holds a speech at the National Dialogue Conference on February 25, 2025 in Damascus, Syria

IDF fires interceptors over false alarm in Golan Heights

Starting at 8:39 a.m. local time, drone intrusion alerts sounded in several communities in the southern Golan Heights.

Smoke trails appear in the sky following the alerts that sounded in the Golan Heights. February 25, 2025.