Golan Heights

MK Chides Netanyahu for Syrian Feelers

Netanyahu’s broaching of the Golan/Syria withdrawal/negotiations channel has aroused objections in Syria, Israel, and his Likud party itself.

Middle East expert says Assad would lose by signing a deal with Israel even if Israel were to offer him the entire Golan.

Arab/Islamic affairs expert Prof. Moshe Sharon says Syrian threats of war need not scare Israel – and we must not give them access to our water.

Dan Meridor ran on the Likud slate last year with a stated position contradicting the party’s promise to keep the Golan. He has not given up.

The vote on a bill that would force a referendum before withdrawal from Israeli land is canceled due to a Likud minister's last-minute appeal.

Travel to Israel’s northeast corner where the Jordan River spills into the always lush Hula Valley, the foot of the snow-capped Mount Hermon.

Danny Yatom, Mossad director during Netanyahu’s first term as Prime Minister, claims the Likud leader agreed in 1998 to give up the Golan Heights.

Josephus records a courageous stand against the Roman Legion at Gamla, an isolated mountain in the north of the country.

Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan will be in Syria on Wednesday for a surprise trip that may be an attempt to revive Israeli-Syrian talks.

Syria’s Foreign Minister mocked President Peres’s refusal for Israel to hand over the Golan on a silver platter. “Make it gold instead.”

The Golan is negotiable, but Israel will not hand it over while Syria continues its ties with Iran and Hizbullah, said President Peres.

Obama is resuming diplomatic ties with Syria as he aims for a regional peace, which in Syria’s eyes includes Israel’s surrender of the Golan.