The Golan Heights were captured by the State of Israel from Syria in the Six Day War in 1967.
The latest incident involved an Israeli drone crashing in Syria and reports of Israeli artillery fire. The incident was reported in foreign media in Iran.
REGIONAL AFFAIRS: Hezbollah and Palestinian groups increasingly feel they can test Israel.
The town was called Har Nes, which means “miracle mountain” in Hebrew. The omen was fortuitous. Stumbling upon a home with a spectacular view of the Kinneret, we were instantly hooked.
The head of the Golan Regional Council ordered shelters opened in towns in the southern Golan Heights.
While on a field trip in the Golan Heights, students at Kinneret College first found a Roman coin and then discovered a basalt lion relief at another site.
Two to three days and 20 kilometers is just right for a spring break in the Galilee and Golan regions.