Tag: Golan Heights
Netanyahu, Friedman officially extend scientific cooperation to Judea and Samaria, Golan Heights
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman on Wednesday signed the U.S.-Israel Science and Technology Agreement at Ariel University in Samaria.
The agreement expands scientific and academic cooperation between the...
US to extend bilateral agreements with Israel into Judea and Samaria, Golan Heights
The United States and Israel will eliminate territorial restrictions for bilateral agreements in a ceremony on Wednesday. The move will build upon a policy shift made by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo this...
1,700-year-old boundary stone bearing name ‘Kfar Nafah’ found in Golan Heights
A 1,700-year-old boundary stone bearing the Greek inscription “Kfar Nafah” (Nafah village) was discovered during an archaeological excavation in the Golan Heights last month, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced on Tuesday.
When the inscription...
Netanyahu warns Hezbollah after Israeli retaliatory strikes in Syria
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned the Lebanon-based terrorist group Hezbollah on Tuesday that Israel would take the necessary measures to defend itself after Israel launched airstrikes against targets in Syria.
“We hit a cell,...
IDF’s border alertness prevents second attempt at purported retaliation by Hezbollah-Iran axis
For the second time in less than a week, the border alertness of the Israel Defense Forces border has proven itself, allowing the military to stay one step ahead of the Hezbollah-Iran axis and...
Carr calls out J Street’s use of photo to advance ‘anti-Semitic conspiracy theories’
U.S. Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism Elan Carr called out the American Jewish lobby group J Street on Wednesday for using “crude anti-Semitic conspiracy theories to advance their agenda.”
In his own tweet,...
On Trump’s birthday, Israel greenlights construction of Trump Heights
Israel announced on Sunday the approval of plans to build a new town in the Golan Heights named after U.S. President Donald Trump.
Trump Heights was so named in June of last year in honor of the...
Lessons from the Golan
I was privileged to have been invited to a meeting last month of the cabinet of the government of Israel. Convened in an open field on the Golan Heights with pure air and breathtaking...
New Golan neighborhood to be named ‘Trump Heights’
A new town in the Golan Heights will be named “Trump Heights,” or “Ramat Trump” in Hebrew, after U.S. President Donald Trump officially recognized Israeli sovereignty over the Golan three months ago.
The Israeli cabinet...
Israel prepares to break ground on ‘Trump city’
U.S. President Donald Trump’s recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights sparked considerable excitement in Israel, leading to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s call for the founding of a Golan Heights community named...