Tag: Golan Heights
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...
Ancient Golan Heights stone marker finally deciphered
A large stone artifact which once served as a decoration in the garden of a home in Moshav Ramot has been identified as a rare Roman-era milestone inscribed with the name of Roman emperor...
Netanyahu wants new area in Golan named after Trump
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that he will ask his government to vote on a measure to name a new neighborhood in the Golan after U.S. President Donald Trump, who last...
U.S. publishes first official map showing the Golan Heights as part of Israel
Amid swirling speculation about the Trump administration’s so-called “deal of the century” for peace between Israel and the Palestinians, U.S. special envoy to the Middle East Jason Greenblatt on Tuesday urged patience before its...