Neve Ativ

Neve Ativ, is an Israeli settlement organized as a small Alpine-styled moshav in the Golan Heights. Located on the slopes of Mount Hermon, west of Majdal Shams. it falls under the jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council. In it had a population of.
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law, though the Israeli and United States recognition of the [Golan Heights as part of Israel|United States] governments dispute this.

Etymology

The name Ativ is an acronym for four fallen soldiers from the Egoz Reconnaissance Unit killed in action in the Golan: Avraham Hameiri, Tuvia Ellinger, Yair Elegarnty, and Binyamin Hadad. Neve means Oasis.

Israel and Syria fought major battles in the area in 1967 and 1973, and it remains a strategic military position. Neve Ativ was built on the land of the destroyed Syrian village of Jubata ez-Zeit. It was founded in 1972, when the Golan region was a part of the Israeli Military Governorate, governed by military occupation system. In 1981, the area of Golan was unilaterally annexed by Israel.
In November 1996, a dining room in the settlement was set on fire and the walls on the building had "Down With the Occupation" and "The Golan Belongs to Syria" painted on them. Pro-Syrian Druze were believed to be behind it.

The moshav's main industry is tourism. Neve Ativ operates the nearby Mount Hermon ski resort, which has of ski runs on the southern slopes of Mount Hermon. The resort was destroyed in the 1973 Yom Kippur War, but re-opened the following year.