Golan Heights
UN General Assembly adopts fresh resolution demanding Israel’s withdrawal from Golan Heights

Israel occupied the Syrian Golan Heights in the 1967 war and has refused to withdraw despite multiple UN resolutions. 91 countries voted in favor of the latest UNGA resolution while the US and UK voted against it

Blue Line Ghajar Lebanese resist Israel’s building of permanent structures inside occupied village

Israel has refused to abide by a UN resolution passed in 2006 asking it to vacate the Ghajar village on Lebanon’s borders with the Syrian Golan Height. Golan has been under Israeli occupation since 1973

War in Syria War-ravaged Syria demands end of sanctions and occupation of its territories by US and others

The Bashar al-Assad government in Syria has called the sanctions and the occupation crimes against humanity and a form of economic warfare 

Thousands face hunger as Greece limits assistance to refugee camps and other stories

Today we look at rising hunger in refugee camps in Greece, the case against Guatemalan paramilitaries for sexual violence against Indigenous women, and more

Unprovoked Israeli aggression in Syria leaves two civilians dead and seven wounded

Despite Lebanon raising the issue of Israel’s continued violation of its airspace to carry out such attacks inside Syria, no action has been initiated by the UN Security Council so far

US to restore relations with Palestinians but will continue “steadfast support” to Israel

The Biden administration has also said it will support the two-state solution. However, it has already made clear it will not reverse its predecessor’s shifting of the US embassy to Jerusalem in violation of international law

10 Syrian Druze residents of Golan Heights injured in protest against wind turbines

Syrian Druze residents of the occupied Golan Heights are opposing Israeli plans to build a wind turbine to supply power to nearby illegal settlements. The Golan Heights has been under occupation since 1981

Israel announces Trump Heights in Golan Heights ‘Trump Heights’: The newest Israeli-approved illegal settlements in occupied Golan Heights

The Golan Heights is Syrian territory occupied by Israel following the 1967 war. Israeli settlement activities inside the occupied territories are in complete violation of international laws

netanyahu The larger ramifications of Netanyahu’s latest annexation plan

Benjamin Netanyahu announced on September 10 that he would annex the Jordan Valley and the northern Dead Sea if re-elected.

Trump’s decision on Golan Heights is a boost to Netanyahu

The decision is in violation of at least two UN Security Council resolutions and comes weeks ahead of a crucial election in Israel where embattled prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing multiple corruption charges

Israel continues misinformation campaign on Iranian presence in Syria

While Israeli media continues to put forward claims about Russia agreeing to limit Iranian military influence in Syria, analysts have pointed out that Iran is in the country at the invitation of the Syrian government

Israel shoots down Syrian air force jet above Golan Heights

One of the pilots died while the fate of the other is unknown. A official source with the Syrian government told the media that the body of pilot was taken by IS militants