Golan Heights

A beautiful and winding path: The Golan Heights reopens

The Heights raise the bar in 2026: New sites, delicious food, and stunning winter atmosphere.

Travelers in the Golan.
Successful service: Presenting the Yarden Award for Wine Service with Segev Yerovam (C) to Avi Ben Ami (R).

Wine Talk: The journey continues

Snow in the northern Golan Heights

Israelis eye quick northern getaways as Hermon snow looms this weekend

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa speaks as he attends the 23rd edition of the annual Doha Forum, in Doha, Qatar, December 6, 2025.

Syrian Gov't calls resumption of talks with Israel in Paris a 'positive indication' - KAN


From the Kinneret to the desert: The hotel chain continues to expand and surprise

While inbound tourism continues to stagnate, the Jacob chain is investing NIS 35 million in two new hotels – one on the Kinneret and one in the desert. Is this a new trend in Israeli tourism?

Jacob Ohalo Hotel.

Syrian Israeli meeting in London discusses de-escalation within framework of 1974 agreement

Ron Dermer and Asaad Al-Shaibani are in talks about Golan Heights and border security.

 Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Julani, is seen in Damascus, Syria, on December 23, 2024.

Syria's Sharaa says talks with Israel could yield results 'in coming days'

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa said talks with Israel on a security pact may conclude within days, stressing respect for Syria’s airspace and UN monitoring.

 (L-R) Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on the backdrop of Syrian and Israeli flags (illustrative)

New in the North: A surprisingly great hotel at an unbeatable price

We were surprised by the new Oaks Hotel that recently opened in the Druze village of Buq’ata in the Golan. The service, the flavors, the facilities – Tel Aviv. But the price still remains Buq’ata.

Oaks Hotel

Upper Galilee leaders warn bureaucracy, neglect can determine the future of Israel’s north frontier

Almost two years of displacement have left scars not only on infrastructure but on the very social fabric of northern Israel, and the question is no longer only how to rebuild.

 Smoke billows over northern Israel after rockets were fired from Lebanon, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, by Israel's border with Lebanon, May 17, 2024.

WATCH: IDF publishes footage of 810th Brigade in Syria, Lebanon on anniversary of brigade founding

The IDF's 810th Mountain Brigade was formed a year ago, and has been operating against terror infrastructure in Lebanon's Mount Dov and Syria's Mount Hermon summit.

Soldiers from the IDF's 810th Mountain Brigade operate in Lebanon's Mount Dov, September 2025.

Security must come first in order for the North to prosper - opinion

Peace or normalization with Syria could bring tangible economic benefits to the Golan Heights, but only if Israel’s security requirements are met.

 Syrian security forces walk together along a street, after clashes between Syrian government troops and local Druze fighters resumed in the southern Druze city of Sweida early on Wednesday, collapsing a ceasefire announced just hours earlier that aimed to put an end to the violence, July 16 2025

Ex-IDF analysis chief: Chances of security deal with Syria are higher than with Lebanon - interview

In the case of Syria, the concessions needed by either side to reach a deal “are less dramatic and easier than getting Hezbollah to disarm in Lebanon,” Kuperwasser said.

 IDF soldiers seen operating in southern Syria, in pictures dated to March 2025

Israel considers exchanging Mt. Dov in exchange for Syria giving up claims to Golan Heights - KAN

The report noted that the trade talks halted after several Syrian Druze civilians were killed in Sweida last month. The Prime Minister's Office denied the report, calling it "fake news."

 IDF operating in Mount Dov area, published November 23, 2024

US seeks Israeli-Syrian security deal announcement during September UNGA, source tells 'Post'

The source added that “there is a real chance to reach certain understandings on security issues between the two countries by this date.”

 Members of Syrian security forces sit together at a back of a truck after Syrian troops entered the predominantly Druze city of Sweida on Tuesday following two days of clashes, in Sweida, Syria July 15, 2025.