After the ouster of Syria's longtime leader Bashar al-Assad last month, Israel's military has taken up a new post in the demilitarized buffer zone created in Syria after the 1973 Arab-Israeli war.

Earlier this month, Syrian leader Bashar Assad was ousted after nearly 25 years in power. Israel seized the Golan Heights from Syria in the 1967 Mideast war.

Israel occupied the Golan Heights during the 1967 Mideast War and later annexed the roughly 460-square-mile area in 1981 in a unilateral decision that was not recognized by the international ...

Israel's "demographic development" plan to increase settler numbers only applies to the area of the Golan Heights that Israel seized during the Six Day War in 1967 and later annexed in 1981 and ...

About 50,000 people currently live there, roughly half of them Israeli settlers and the other half Arab Druze, a religious minority spread among Syria, Lebanon, Israel and the Golan Heights.

There are about 20,000 Israeli settlers living in the Golan Heights now. Some Syrians fear that Israel is taking advantage of Syria's fledgling government to make a land grab.

There are about 20,000 Israeli settlers living in the Golan Heights now. Some Syrians fear that Israel is taking advantage of Syria's fledgling government to make a land grab.

Nation & World World Israel’s plan to double the number of settlers in the Golan Heights is met with conflicting emotions Dec. 25, 2024 at 9:05 pm Updated Dec. 26, 2024 at 5:19 am ...