Golan Heights

Israel on Syria Ehud Eilam, National Interest. If Assad falls, the risk of a high-intensity war between Israel and Syria in the Golan Heights will recede—but the likelihood of low-intensity conflict will increase.

New Year's Resolutions Evelyn Gordon, Commentary. Syria’s government recently killed dozens of Palestinian refugees near Damascus.  So, the UN has passed resolutions calling for the return of the Golan’s inhabitants to Syria’s control.

The Last Refuge of Scoundrels Tariq Alhomayed, Asharq al-Awsat. As his regime nears collapse, Bashar al-Assad is making one last desperate attempt to regain public support in Syria—by mobilizing for war against Israel. 

Dividing the Druse Isabel Kershner, New York Times. With Syria entrenched in civil war, tensions are rising in the Syrian Druse villages on the Israeli side of the Golan Heights, as opponents of Assad square up against loyalists.