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  The Saudi outlet al-Hadath quoted a security official claiming Israel has captured the Syrian part of Mount Hermon, the strategic mountain overlooking the Golan Heights, the Galilee, and the Damascus area. This is the first time Israel has been on that part of the mountain since the 1974 Disengagement of Forces agreement, which was […]

'No Other Land,' directed by Israelis Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor and Palestinians Basel Adra and Hamdan Ballal, won the European Film Academy's award for best documentary on Saturday, its fourth prize in a week

Great hopes were pinned on Bashar Assad at the start of his rule 24 years ago. But just like his father, he slaughtered his country fellows and was unable to maintain the stability of his regime

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz visited Mount Bental in the Golan Heights at an observation point overlooking the Syrian border following the collapse of Bashar al-Assad's regime. During the visit, they received a detailed briefing on developments along the Syrian border and the reinforcement of IDF forces in the area. Netanyahu […]

The Romans thought the barbarian monsters on their borders should settle for alcohol, but the drug spoons the Germanic warriors carried into battle suggest they didn't agree

Prof. Marc Dollinger has been teaching for more than 20 years at one of the most anti-Israel universities in the United States. That didn't spare him when he delivered a guest talk at the University of Michigan last month. 'I wasn't even talking about Israel,' he says in an interview

Syria's president fled on Sunday after lacking support from Iran and Russia, as rebels seized power in Damascus. The immediate challenge lies in determining the new regime and its focus, and who will be in its crosshairs

A year after her satirical video lampooned academia's support for Hamas and caused an uproar, New York-based Israeli artist and adjunct professor Tamy Ben-Tor is displaying new work in Israel. She tells Haaretz how Americans confuse culture and activism

“I believe you have an obligation to stand up for what you believe in, even if it’s unpleasant,” co-chair of the Columbia U antisemitism task force, Lemann, said.

The buffer zone on the Israeli-Syrian border has been demilitarized since 1974, though it remains unknown if rebel groups in the area will maintain the agreement. Israeli troops are ordered to use deterrent fire if the border fence is approached

During Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari's press conference, he warned the public about the so-called Feldstein Bill, a reference to the prime minister's spokesman, who was indicted in November

The war made the situation of Arab-Israeli women in prostitution even more dire. And they are not the only victims: 'Some 30 percent of those who turn to us are Arab men in prostitution,' says Natalie Farah, head of Arab society unit at Lo Omdot Me'negged organization

  Syrian rebels declared President Bashar al-Assad's 24-year rule over on Sunday after seizing control of Damascus, while questions swirled about the fate of the longtime leader following reports of a mysterious flight from the capital, according to Reuters. A Syrian Air plane that took off from Damascus airport around the time rebels entered the […]

No intelligence agency in the West is reported to have foreseen the developments in Syria, that proved Assad's regime was weaker than initially thought. For Israel, the massive blow to the Iranian axis – the most severe it has suffered to date – is fundamentally good news

  A coalition of Syrian rebel forces claimed Sunday they have entered Damascus and taken control of key positions in the capital, marking a potential turning point in the country's long-running civil conflict. "Militarily, Damascus has fallen," a source familiar with the advance told CNN, ending the 54-year rule of the Assad family and the Alawite […]

  In a dramatic turn of events early Sunday morning, Syrian rebel forces entered Damascus as the Assad regime collapsed, with reports of government officials fleeing the capital and Iranian embassy staff evacuating. The rapidly unfolding situation has prompted Israel to strengthen its presence in the Golan Heights buffer zone, while simultaneously intercepting a missile […]

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