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Girls play near a sign at Mount Bental, an observation post on the Israeli side of the Golan Heights, overlooking the Syrian side of the Quneitra crossing. (Reuters)

Russia Rejects Israeli Request of 70 km Buffer over Iran Militias Presence

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 16, 2017 | Middle East

Tel Aviv- Russia has rejected a request made by Israel to create a large buffer zone on the border of the Golan Heights in an attempt to keep Iranian forces and their militias around 70 kilometers away from Israeli territories, political sources in Tel Aviv have said....

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Christians attend mass at a church in the Druze village of Ein Qiniye in the occupied Golan Heights in this June 11 photo. (AFP)

Last Christians of Israeli-controlled Golan Heights

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 1, 2017 | Features

Golan- The small church in the village of Ein Qiniye in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights opens only on rare occasions. Few Christians remain on the Israeli-held part of the strategic plateau northeast of the Sea of Galilee. Israel seized 1,200 square kilometers of...

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Israeli soldiers walk near mobile artillery units near the border with Syria in the Golan Heights January 27, 2015. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

It Is Southern Syria, Smart Guys!

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Jun 28, 2017 | Opinion

Waiting for Washington’s position towards old nationalist Kurdish aspirations, at least in Northern Syria, more interest is silently being accorded to what may be the most serious flashpoint in the Near East today. It is Southern Syria. Recently, Asharq Al-Awsat...

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Girls play near a sign at Mount Bental, an observation post on the Israeli side of the Golan Heights, overlooking the Syrian side of the Quneitra crossing. (Reuters)

Israel’s Syrian Agendas

by Nazir Majli | Jun 24, 2017 | Features

Tel Aviv – The way in which the Israeli government, headed by Premier Benjamin Netanyahu, is dealing with the Syrian crisis is surprising even the Israelis themselves. It is no coincidence that since the right-wing government sensed the chance of a political agreement...

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Israeli soldiers near the Golan Heights. (AFP)

Israeli President Calls on World to Recognize Golan Annexation

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 17, 2017 | Middle East

Tel Aviv- Israeli settlers have marked the 50th anniversary of the Golan Heights occupation and its annexation at a later stage. “The nations of the world must formally recognize that the Golan is an integral part of the state of Israel, and is essential to our...