In pictures: Syrian military position converted into Israeli Peace Vista

A westward view from the Peace Vista on the Golan Heights illustrates the vulnerability of Israeli villages on the shores of the Sea of Galilee below and that of Tiberias on the far western shore, to military aggression from above. Golan Heights, Israel. 10-Mar-2013. A Syrian stronghold on the south-western Golan Heights, which served to launch rocket and missile fire at Israeli villages on the shores of the Sea of Galilee until 1967, is transformed into the Peace Vista Observatory, east of Lake Kinneret.

In pictures: Syrian military position converted into Israeli Peace Vista

The city of Tiberias nested between the Galilee Mountains and the Sea of Galilee viewed on a hazy day from the Golan Heights to the east. Golan Heights, Israel. 10-Mar-2013. A Syrian stronghold on the south-western Golan Heights, which served to launch rocket and missile fire at Israeli villages on the shores of the Sea of Galilee until 1967, is transformed into the Peace Vista Observatory, east of Lake Kinneret.

In pictures: Syrian military position converted into Israeli Peace Vista

A south westerly view from the Peace Vista on the Golan Heights illustrates the vulnerability of Israeli villages on the shores of the Sea of Galilee below to past Syrian military aggression from above. Golan Heights, Israel. 10-Mar-2013. A Syrian stronghold on the south-western Golan Heights, which served to launch rocket and missile fire at Israeli villages on the shores of the Sea of Galilee until 1967, is transformed into the Peace Vista Observatory, east of Lake Kinneret.

In pictures: Syrian military position converted into Israeli Peace Vista

A road sign at the Zemach Junction, south of the Sea of Galilee, indicates the direction of Road 92 leading north-east towards Qiryat Shemona, En Gev, Hamat Gader and the Golan Heights. Zemach Junction, Israel. 10-Mar-2013. A Syrian stronghold on the south-western Golan Heights, which served to launch rocket and missile fire at Israeli settlements on the shores of the Sea of Galilee until 1967, is transformed into the Peace Vista Observatory, east of Lake Kinneret.

In pictures: Syrian military position converted into Israeli Peace Vista

Young boys at the Peace Vista Observatory overlooking the Sea of Galilee from the Golan Heights, captured by Israel in the 1967 Six Day War. Golan Heights, Israel. 10-Mar-2013. A Syrian stronghold on the south-western Golan Heights, which served to launch rocket and missile fire at Israeli villages on the shores of the Sea of Galilee until 1967, is transformed into the Peace Vista Observatory, east of Lake Kinneret.

In pictures: Syrian military position converted into Israeli Peace Vista

A herd of horses scatters from the road as vehicles pass near the Peace Vista on the south-western Golan Heights. Golan Heights, Israel. 10-Mar-2013. A Syrian stronghold on the south-western Golan Heights, which served to launch rocket and missile fire at Israeli villages on the shores of the Sea of Galilee until 1967, is transformed into the Peace Vista Observatory, east of Lake Kinneret.

In pictures: Syrian military position converted into Israeli Peace Vista

Young boys at the Peace Vista Observatory overlooking the Sea of Galilee from the Golan Heights, captured by Israel in the 1967 Six Day War. Golan Heights, Israel. 10-Mar-2013. A Syrian stronghold on the south-western Golan Heights, which served to launch rocket and missile fire at Israeli villages on the shores of the Sea of Galilee until 1967, is transformed into the Peace Vista Observatory, east of Lake Kinneret.

In pictures: Syrian military position converted into Israeli Peace Vista

A westward view from the Peace Vista on the Golan Heights illustrates the vulnerability of Israeli villages on the shores of the Sea of Galilee below and that of Tiberias on the far western shore, to military aggression from above. Golan Heights, Israel. 10-Mar-2013. A Syrian stronghold on the south-western Golan Heights, which served to launch rocket and missile fire at Israeli villages on the shores of the Sea of Galilee until 1967, is transformed into the Peace Vista Observatory, east of Lake Kinneret.

In pictures: Syrian military position converted into Israeli Peace Vista

A westward view from the Peace Vista on the Golan Heights illustrates the vulnerability of Israeli villages on the shores of the Sea of Galilee below, to military aggression from above. Golan Heights, Israel. 10-Mar-2013. A Syrian stronghold on the south-western Golan Heights, which served to launch rocket and missile fire at Israeli villages on the shores of the Sea of Galilee until 1967, is transformed into the Peace Vista Observatory, east of Lake Kinneret.