... becomes obvious. The Golan Heights provide a view of Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, and Iran, plus protection for the Hula Valley in Israel. Driving south we arrive at Pete's Fish house, on the Sea of Galilee, where you can enjoy their famous ...

... between annihilation and perpetual anxiety and flight. In Kiryat Shemona, the only city in the otherwise agrarian Upper Hula Valley on the Israeli side, I could feel the tension in the air as Jews conducted routine activities, wondering when the ...