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Syria Says It Destroys Israeli Vehicle in Golan
(DAMASCUS, Syria) -- The Syrian military says it has destroyed an Israeli vehicle that crossed the ceasefire line in the Golan Heights. A statement issued by...
Hizballah and Israel Spar as Syria’s Conflict Threatens to Spins Out of Control
A dangerous game of brinkmanship is unfolding in the Middle East pitching Israel against Syria and its militant Shi’ite ally Hizballah in what threatens to...
The Assault on Gaza: Did Israel Get All of Hamas’ Iranian-Made Missiles?
Israel claims to have destroyed the missiles of Hamas they feared most--or at least the ones they know of. But the assault on the Palestinian coastal enclave may...
As the Sinai Goes, So Too the Golan Heights?
The air strikes by the Egyptian military against rebels based on Egyptian territory in Sinai overnight Wednesday will have alarmed Israeli security chieftains,...
The Trouble with Non-Violence: A Tale of Two Palestinian Marches
On Sunday, the anniversary of the 1967 defeat of Arab armies that led to the Israeli occupation of the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and the Golan Heights, the...
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Palestinians Try for Their Own Arab Spring Israel Palestinians clashed with Israel Defense Forces on Israel's borders with Lebanon, Syria, Gaza and the West...
Palestinian Border Protests: The Arab Spring Model for Confronting Israel
After more than 100 Palestinians breached Israel's border with Syria on Sunday, knocking down a fence and striding into a village in the Golan Heights,...
A New Israel Law Makes Peace Even More Difficult
Israel's new law requiring that any withdrawal from East Jerusalem or the Golan Heights be approved either by two-thirds of the legislature or in a popular...
Syrian Saber-Rattling Has U.S. Concerned
On Saturday, many Syrians will celebrate their Independence Day by driving up into the foothills of Mount Hermon and picnicking amid the apple blossoms in that...
Guarding Reputations
Hideki Akamatsu deploys his forces on a white board in the operations room. A master sergeant in the 45-man Japanese peacekeeping contingent on the Golan...
