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President Trump's support for Israeli Golan Heights draws global anger
2019-03-26
[Aljazeera] US President Donald Trump has recognised the disputed Golan Heights as Israeli territory in an election boost for visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, drawing a sharp response from Syria, which once held the strategic land.

With Netanyahu looking over his shoulder at the White House, Trump signed a proclamation officially granting United States recognition of the occupied Golan as Israeli territory - a dramatic shift from decades of US policy.

The move, which Trump announced in a tweet last Thursday, appeared to be the most overt gesture by the Republican president to help Netanyahu, who had been pressing Trump for the move since February 2017.

Netanyahu welcomed Trump's action and said Israel had never had a better friend. He harked back to two previous Middle Eastern wars in justifying Israel's need to hang on to the Golan.

Syria reacted swiftly to Trump's proclamation, calling it a "blatant attack" on its sovereignty and territorial integrity and saying it had a right to reclaim the Golan.
but not the ability
The Syrian foreign minister said US recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights will lead to its isolation.
Posted by:Besoeker

#7  I agree re: clear validation. As soon as I heard about the outraged howls, I knew it was the right thing to do.
Posted by: Whiskey Mike   2019-03-26 20:52  

#6  Ref #4:. So called "international anger" is actually a good thing. It's a clear validation we're on the right course.
Posted by: Besoeker   2019-03-26 12:41  

#5  all this international anger .

Or the horse it rode in on.

And yeah, Nikita was a real piece of work.
Posted by: SteveS   2019-03-26 12:25  

#4  i don't know about everyone else here , but i really do not give a fuck about all this international anger .
Posted by: chris   2019-03-26 12:17  

#3  One of my all time favorite pictures there. Khrushchev was a real character.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2019-03-26 10:07  

#2  The Golan Heights overlooks a Jewish kibbutz on the Sea of Galilee which would be susceptible to rocket fire or artillery if Israel did not control the heights. The GHs provides a buffer. It would be an avenue for invasion from Syria.
Posted by: JohnQC   2019-03-26 09:49  

#1  Official recognition of a reality everyone else refuses to acknowledge.
Posted by: Uleck Spererong9442   2019-03-26 05:39  

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