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The new Israel-Syria deal: Can US solve the Golan Heights problem?

The Golan Heights dispute returned to the centre of the diplomatic spotlight at the United Nations General Assembly in September 2026, when Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa declared that the territory “will remain Syrian”, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu invoked its biblical links to defend Tel Aviv’s claim.

The Times of India · Oct 4

Al-Sharaa vows Golan Heights will remain Syrian in UN speech

At an Atlantic Council panel the day before, the Syrian president said he openly told Trump he had no right to recognise Israeli sovereignty over the Golan, quipping that the US president should give New Jersey to Israel instead.

Euronews · Sep 23

Golan Heights will 'remain Syrian', President Ahmed al-Sharaa vows at UN

Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa told the UN Wednesday that the contested Golan Heights region would "remain Syrian" despite ongoing military occupation by Israel. The Syrian leader also used his second turn at the UN rostrum to denounce repeated Israeli strikes on his country.

France 24 · Sep 23

Dozens of Syrian Druze make a rare visit to Israeli-controlled Golan Heights

Dozens of clerics and others from Syria’s minority Druze community have crossed into the Israeli-controlled side of the Golan Heights Friday for the first time in decades

The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2025

Syrian Druze Cross Armistice Line For Pilgrimage To Israel

Dozens of Syrian Druze clerics crossed the armistice line on the Golan Heights into Israel on Friday for their community's first pilgrimage to a revered shrine since Israel's creation in 1948.

International Business Times · Mar 14, 2025

‘During wartime, you also do laundry’: a new play brings the experience of war in Gaza to the US

A Knock on the Roof from Khawla Ibraheem follows Miriam, who lives under Israeli occupation with her son

The Guardian - US · Jan 30, 2025

Ancient 'Stonehenge' in Golan Heights may not be astronomical observatory after all, archaeologists say

A new analysis of the 6,000-year-old stone circle known as Rujm el-Hiri (also Gilgal Refaim) in Golan Heights suggests that it was not built to observe the heavens.

LiveScience · Jan 11, 2025

Israel's plan to double the number of settlers in the Golan Heights is met with conflicting emotions

Earlier this month, Syrian leader Bashar Assad was ousted after nearly 25 years in power

The Independent UK · Dec 26, 2024

Israeli Forces Establish Position In Abandoned Syrian Army Base

Israeli forces occupy Syrian village near Golan Heights, sparking local and international concerns over territorial expansion and violation of ceasefire ag...

Top News · Dec 19, 2024

Syrian villagers near the Golan Heights say Israeli forces are banning them from their fields

Residents of a Syrian village near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights say Israeli forces have set up a position in an abandoned army base and are preventing local farmers from accessing their fields

The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2024