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View of the sunset in the border area between Israel and Syria in the Golan Heights on Feb. 20, 2019. Photo by Maor Kinsbursky/Flash90.

Netanyahu warns Hezbollah after Israeli retaliatory strikes in Syria

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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,...
Israeli soldiers near the Israeli-Syrian border, in the Golan Heights, northern Israel, on August 3, 2020. Photo by Basel Awidat/Flash90

IDF’s border alertness prevents second attempt at purported retaliation by Hezbollah-Iran axis

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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...
Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism Elan Carr at a panel discussion on anti-Semitism in New York City on Sept. 10, 2019. Photo by Rhonda Hodas Hack.

Carr calls out J Street’s use of photo to advance ‘anti-Semitic conspiracy theories’

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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,...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the cornerstone ceremony for a new town named after US President Donald Trump, in Kela Alon in the northwestern Golan Heights, on June 16, 2019. Photo by David Cohen/Flash90.

On Trump’s birthday, Israel greenlights construction of Trump Heights

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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...
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Lessons from the Golan

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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...
The area in the Golan Heights designated for “Trump Heights.” Credit: Golan Regional Council.

New Golan neighborhood to be named ‘Trump Heights’

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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...
The area in the Golan Heights designated for “Trump City.” Credit: Golan Regional Council.

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...
The ancient milestone marker found in Moshav Ramot in 2018 has finally been deciphered/ Photo credit: Sussita Excavations expedition, University of Haifa

Ancient Golan Heights stone marker finally deciphered

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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...
U.S. President Donald Trump holds up a signed declaration of U.S. recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights on March 25, 2019 at the White House. Credit: CNN Screenshot.

Netanyahu wants new area in Golan named after Trump

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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...
Part of a map published by the U.S. on Tuesday that shows the Golan Heights as Israeli territory | Photo: Twitter

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...