Golan Heights
In the Golan, Israel Deploys Drones and Steel Fences Against Threats From Syria
At a cost of $75 million, new fortifications stand as physical reminders that peace in the north is further away than ever
Fiji Will Send 380 Troops to the Golan Heights
Russia’s role in placing the Golan’s newest peacekeepers
Daybreak: Bombing in Damascus
Plus Philippines may withdraw Golan troops, dropping DSK charges, and more
Daybreak: Syria Seizes U.N. Border Crossing
Plus Austria withdraws from Golan Heights in response, and more
Israelis in the Golan Warily Eye the Syrian Border
With Syria on the brink, residents wonder what the future holds
Hezbollah Offers to Help Syria Recapture the Golan
The Lebanon-based militia also says Syria will give it “game-changing” weapons
The Golan Heights Chimera
How Israel’s annexation* of the contested border region continues to keep the peace
Sundown: Suspect in Hit-and-Run Arrested
Plus Syrian rebels capture UN peacemakers in the Golan Heights
Sundown: Where Will You Be Tomorrow?
Plus Syrian fire hits IDF jeeps near the border between Israel and Syria
Was Bibi Going to Give the Golan Back to Syria?
An October surprise with some curious timing
Daybreak: New Unity Government in Israel
Plus Israel’s northern border tense due to Syria, and more in the news
The Heights
U.S. and Israeli policymakers are yet to acknowledge that their decades-long push to use the Golan to make peace with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is a far-fetched dream
Daybreak: Post-Speech, Bibi Chills Out
Plus, Abbas, Ross, the Druze, and more in the news
Fyvush Finkel: A Charming Conversation With a Longtime Serious Mensch
As the 91-year-old Yiddish theater star embarks on a Purim cabaret show, we revisit his appearance on Vox Tablet
Pin the Crime on the Jew: Blood Libel and the Case of Mendel Beilis
Edmund Levin plumbs trial transcripts to examine how one of Russia’s biggest court cases fed on the myth of Jewish malice
As If You Needed It, Yet Another Reason To Be in Miami: The Delis
Evolving Jewish culture—and doctors’ orders—dealt a blow to South Florida’s delicatessens. But they’re making a comeback.
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