Israeli Army Organizes ‘Hiking Tours’ for Jewish Settlers in Occupied Syria
April 6th, 2025Via: The Cradle:
The Israeli army is organizing hiking tours for civilians inside recently occupied Syrian territory during the upcoming Passover holiday, according to Israeli media reports.
The tours, coordinated by the Israeli military’s Northern Command and 210th Division alongside the “Friends on Excursions” group, are supported by the Golan Heights Settlements Council and the Israeli Nature and Parks Authority.
Participants, who must receive special permits, will be escorted by Israeli troops as they travel up to 2.5 kilometers into Syrian land, near the village of Maaraba. Tour highlights include visits to Wadi al-Ruqad (a tributary of the Yarmouk River), the Hejaz Railway Tunnel, and the Shebaa Farms – a contested strip of Lebanese territory occupied by Israel at the base of Mount Hermon.
Though registration has closed, the army said additional tours may be offered depending on security. The excursions mark the first Israeli civilian presence in areas of Syria recently taken over by Israeli forces following the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in December.
How can these ‘hikers’ face themselves in the mirror in the morning. They must have a different set of the Ten Commandments from mine. Mine says, Thou shalt not covet. Thou shalt not steal.
Affordable rent is the issue.
https://reliefweb.int/report/occupied-palestinian-territory/economics-heart-israeli-settlements
While they are often thought of as the result of a religious quest by Jews to claim new territory, in fact for most settlers the reasons for moving are economic – encouraged through government-planned incentive schemes to relocate.
“government-planned incentive schemes to relocate” onto somebody else’s property = “quest by Jews to claim new territory.”
The rent problem could be solved by the govt in various ways other than invasion and theft in Syria or Palestine. It’s a choice the govt offers, and the people go for it. Greedy landlords are the strawman in a false argument.