The Texas Senator’s position that Israel should retain the contested territory is a longstanding one, and a reflection of his foreign policy iconoclasm

How the flare-up on the Israel-Lebanon border may portend a larger conflict

First fatal Hezbollah attack in Israel’s north since 2006 raises questions about deterrence

Israel retaliates with airstrikes on nine military targets in Syria

Retaliation for yesterday’s bombing that injured four IDF soldiers

At a cost of $75 million, new fortifications stand as physical reminders that peace in the north is further away than ever

Russia’s role in placing the Golan’s newest peacekeepers

Plus Philippines may withdraw Golan troops, dropping DSK charges, and more

Plus Austria withdraws from Golan Heights in response, and more

With Syria on the brink, residents wonder what the future holds

The Lebanon-based militia also says Syria will give it “game-changing” weapons

How Israel’s annexation* of the contested border region continues to keep the peace

Trouble in the Golan

Plus Syrian rebels capture UN peacemakers in the Golan Heights

Plus Syrian fire hits IDF jeeps near the border between Israel and Syria

An October surprise with some curious timing

Plus Israel’s northern border tense due to Syria, and more in the news

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

Plus, Abbas, Ross, the Druze, and more in the news

Plus the real problem with Palin, and more

Plus new referendum law, anti-Semitism in Britain, and more in the news

Bashar al-Assad has maintained his country’s key position in Mideast politics by drawing out the peace process and turning it into warfare by other means

Plus welfare mess, White House shindig, and more in the news

Why peace with Syria is more urgent than ever

On the Golan, Hamas, and—yes—J Street

Plus U.S. blames Goldstone, Obama accepts prize

Residents can now identify as Israeli