{"id":6642,"date":"2019-03-25T17:33:32","date_gmt":"2019-03-25T17:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/?p=6642"},"modified":"2019-03-27T15:51:26","modified_gmt":"2019-03-27T15:51:26","slug":"golan-heights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/?p=6642","title":{"rendered":"GOLAN HEIGHTS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Golan Heights have jumped back into the news the last few days.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/?attachment_id=6643\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6643\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6643\" src=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/golan-heights-vineyard.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4617\" height=\"3000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/golan-heights-vineyard.jpg 4617w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/golan-heights-vineyard-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/golan-heights-vineyard-768x499.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/golan-heights-vineyard-1024x665.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4617px) 100vw, 4617px\" \/><\/a><strong>VINEYARD BELOW THE GOLAN HEIGHTS\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Today the Golan Heights is a centre of viticulture and the region is now better known for its wine than for its war torn past.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/?attachment_id=6648\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6648\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6648\" src=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/GOLAN-HEIGHTS-PANORAMA.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"8372\" height=\"3000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/GOLAN-HEIGHTS-PANORAMA.jpg 8372w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/GOLAN-HEIGHTS-PANORAMA-300x108.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/GOLAN-HEIGHTS-PANORAMA-768x275.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/GOLAN-HEIGHTS-PANORAMA-1024x367.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 8372px) 100vw, 8372px\" \/><\/a><strong>GOLAN HEIGHTS PANORAMA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Despite the clear skies, the sound of rolling thunder and bright artillery flashes on the horizon was proof positive of the civil war in Syria just across the border.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/?attachment_id=6644\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6644\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6644\" src=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Golan-Observation-Post.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4495\" height=\"3000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Golan-Observation-Post.jpg 4495w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Golan-Observation-Post-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Golan-Observation-Post-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Golan-Observation-Post-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4495px) 100vw, 4495px\" \/><\/a><strong>GOLAN HEIGHTS OBSERVATION POST<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/?attachment_id=6645\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6645\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6645\" src=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/MINE-DANGER.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4500\" height=\"3000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/MINE-DANGER.jpg 4500w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/MINE-DANGER-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/MINE-DANGER-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/MINE-DANGER-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4500px) 100vw, 4500px\" \/><\/a><strong>GOLAN HEIGHTS MINEFIELD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dangerous leftovers from yesteryear.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/?attachment_id=6649\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6649\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6649\" src=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/golan-heights-gift-shop.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4495\" height=\"3000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/golan-heights-gift-shop.jpg 4495w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/golan-heights-gift-shop-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/golan-heights-gift-shop-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/golan-heights-gift-shop-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4495px) 100vw, 4495px\" \/><\/a><strong>GOLAN HEIGHTS GIFT SHOP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>In complete consonance with the zeitgeist of the times,\u00a0 a gift shop in a former war zone.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/?attachment_id=6646\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6646\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6646\" src=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/RUSSIAN-TANK.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4495\" height=\"3000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/RUSSIAN-TANK.jpg 4495w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/RUSSIAN-TANK-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/RUSSIAN-TANK-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/RUSSIAN-TANK-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4495px) 100vw, 4495px\" \/><\/a><strong>BURNT OUT RUSSIAN TANK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Remnant of the Yom Kippur war.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/?attachment_id=6647\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6647\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6647\" src=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/GOLAN-TANK.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4500\" height=\"3000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/GOLAN-TANK.jpg 4500w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/GOLAN-TANK-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/GOLAN-TANK-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/GOLAN-TANK-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4500px) 100vw, 4500px\" \/><\/a><strong>ISRAELI TANK OVERLOOKS THE VALLEY OF TEARS FROM THE GOLAN HEIGHTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/?attachment_id=6650\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6650\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6650\" src=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/amanda-head.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3000\" height=\"4500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/amanda-head.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/amanda-head-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/amanda-head-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/amanda-head-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><\/a><strong>BEAUTY AND THE BEAST<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>A gorgeous LA crooner flatters my lens with a pose atop a Chieftan tank.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wine and women on the Golan Heights! What&#8217;s not to like??\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Golan Heights have jumped back into the news the last few days. 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