Visit to the Golan Heights by Jeep. What a bumpy ride it was. Drove through the Jordan River Valley and saw every kind of fruit imaginable being grown by Israel. All the way up to the old Syrian bunkers that were destroyed in the Six Day War of 1967 when Israel reclaimed the land. ... Israel "Gol...
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Caesarea, a city name derived from "Caesar", was the name of numerous cities and locations in the Roman Empire, many of which beat bear different names at present (or might have had alternate names also in the Roman period itself). Among them: Caesarea Maritima/Caesarea Palaestina, Roman provin...
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A wedding video turns bittersweet as Mona's mother records a message for her son-in-law and daughter, whom she will never see again. Mona's wedding day was the saddest day of her life. She knew that once she crosses the border between Israel and Syria to marry Tallel, she will never be able to go...
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Every year young Druze women from the Israel-occupied part of the Golan Heights marry young men from the Syrian side. Once they cross the divide, they can never go back.
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While Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert sought to calm speculation surrounding a potential war with Syria, the military held a large-scale drill in southern Israel. The military exercise in the south of Israel included the simulated capture of a Syrian village, a scenario that has often been pla...
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Hi, I'm Kristin Volk on this Wednesday, the 21 day of May, 2008 with a UPI Headline Update. Senator Barack Obama is nearing the finish line for the Democratic presidential nomination. The Illinois senator now has a majority of pledged delegates after yesterday's primaries in Kentucky and Oregon. ...
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A Druze woman from Golan Heights, Israel is engaged to marry a Syrian television star whom she has never met. If she moves to Syria, however, she will never be able to return to her home.
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A Druze woman from Golan Heights, Israel is engaged to marry a Syrian television star whom she has never met. If she moves to Syria, however, she will never be able to return to her home.
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The Golan Heights were under military administration between 1967 and 1981. In that year, Israel passed the Golan Heights Law,placing the Golan Heights under civilian Israeli law, administration, and jurisdiction. Most non-Jewish residents of the Golan Heights, mainly Druze, refused to surrender ...
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An excerpt from "The Syrian Bride" movie where they show a demonstration in Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights against the Israeli occupation of Golan. The Israeli officer tries to arrest the bride's father again and reminds him of his number at prison, then the father said: "You still remember my...
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