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Golan Heights

An evening cityscape of Moscow with towers in the background and a river and traffic-filled road in the foreground
Justice
Russia responds to Mueller report: Moscow wins, Putin is stronger than Trump and US is a ‘pain in the a – -‘
Donald Trump sits and holds up a signed proclamation while flanked by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Jared Kushner
Trump’s Golan Heights decision is at odds with UN law
An Israeli soldier stands next to signs pointing out distances to different cities, on Mount Bental, an observation post in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights that overlooks the Syrian side of the Quneitra crossing, Israel May 10, 2018.
Conflict & Justice
Q&A: Why is the Golan Heights so important?
Missile fire is seen in a yellow streak across the night sky over Daraa, Syria.
Israel launched a massive strike against Iranian targets in Syria
Members of the Druze community watch the fighting in Syria's civil war, next to the border fence between Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, near the Druze village of Majdal Shams, June 16, 2015.
Conflict
Druze in the Golan Heights have long been ‘on the fence’ between Syria and Israel. Syria’s civil war has changed things.
Graffiti in an abandoned building overlooking Syria. The building used to be a Syrian army post before Israel captured the Golan Heights territory.
Conflict
Al-Qaeda arrives at Israel’s doorstep in the Golan Heights
Global Politics
Syria’s civil war ends long quiet in Israeli-controlled Golan Heights
Golan Heights residents watchful of Syria fighting across border
Syrian Army Retakes Golan Heights Crossing into Israel