I checked out the Golan Heights. Occupied territories are always a complicated subject.

There are many places on the heights dedicated to the Six-Day War and the Yom Kippur War. You look at the memorials and there are photos of fallen soldiers, much younger than me :(

All of this is right on the DMZ line with Syria. You can even see some Syrian settlements (in the last photo).

An abandoned building with graffiti—a former Syrian headquarters. Eli Cohen used to visit here, and there are posters about him inside the building. If you haven't heard of him, I recommend watching The Spy on Netflix.

While reading about the Arab-Israeli wars, I sometimes felt like they were talking about the war in Ukraine. Or maybe armed conflicts just look similar.

Israel hasn't been at war since 2006. I'd like to believe that people here figured out it's better to negotiate than kill each other. The recent diplomatic successes are impressive: in 2020, the UAE, Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan all signed peace treaties with Israel at once.

And maybe they'll work out a deal with Syria and Lebanon too. And return the Golan Heights to Syria. After all, they returned the Sinai to Egypt.