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Genie Oil and Gas (GOGAS) explored for conventional oil in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights through its Afek Oil and Gas subsidiary, and pursued oil shale projects through American Shale Oil (AMSO), Israel Energy Initiatives (IEI) and Genie Energy Mongolia. AMSO, IEI, and Genie Energy Mongolia are no longer active. 89% of GOGAS was owned by ...
Israeli Druze civilians are permitted to cross the border at Quneitra for university studies and marriage. [8] Since 1993, 67 Syrian brides have crossed into the Golan Heights and 11 brides from the Golan have crossed into Syria through the Quneitra crossing. [9] This issue was the topic of the award-winning movie, The Syrian Bride.
Historical borders and boundaries of the Golan Heights. The Golan Heights are a rocky plateau in the Levant region of Western Asia that was captured by Israel from Syria in the 1967 Six-Day War. The international community, with the exception of Israel and the United States, considers the Golan Heights to be Syrian territory held by Israel ...
There are more than 30 Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights, which are home to an estimated 20,000 people. They are considered illegal under international law, which Israel disputes.
An Israeli military vehicle patrols the Syria-Israel border in the Majdal Shams area of the Golan Heights on Sunday. Israel occupied the Golan Heights during the 1967 Mideast War and later annexed ...
On Sunday his cabinet approved Mr Netanyahu’s $11m (£8.7m) plan to double the population in the Golan Heights, where around 50,000 people live on the side occupied by Israel.
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel agreed on Sunday to double its population on the occupied Golan Heights while saying threats from Syria remained despite the moderate tone of rebel leaders who ousted ...
On 21 May, there was an exchange of fire between Syria and Israel in the Golan Heights. An Israeli vehicle was hit by Syrian fire with the Israeli's retaliating and destroying the source of the attack. [36] Early on 6 June, rebels attacked and temporarily captured a Golan border crossing.