Israel’s strategy of deterrence has long hinged on showing adversaries that, if provoked, it will always strike back harder than before

On Monday, during a visit to Washington by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump signed a proclamation formally recognizing Israel’s annexation of the Golan Heights. Here is what you should know about this land.

Russia and Iran are coordinating to prop up Assad in Syria but this could bring Iran one step closer to war with Israel.

If war occurs between Israel and Lebanon, the embattled Christians of Lebanon will suffer in what would be yet another front of Iran’s quest for regional control.

For now, the border between Israel and Syria on the Golan Heights remains the most important border in the Middle East—a veritable dam holding back the tidal wave of Iranian ambition.