United States recognition of the Golan Heights as part of Israel
2019 U.S. recognition of Israeli sovereignty over Syria's Golan Heights
United States recognition of the Golan Heights as part of Israel
On March 25, 2019, the United States officially recognized the Golan Heights as being under the sovereignty of Israel. Signed into effect by the Trump administration, the U.S. presidential proclamation marked the first instance of any country recognizing Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights. The territory is considered part of Syria under international law, and the rest of the international community does not recognize Israeli sovereignty, regarding the land as Israeli-occupied following the 1967 Arab–Israeli War. In 1981, Israel's government passed the Golan Heights Law — a de facto annexation of the territory. Israeli officials lobbied the United States into recognizing "Israeli sovereignty" over the territory. The U.S. recognition was seen as a political gift from American president Donald Trump, in a bid to help Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu gain a favorable standing among voters in the then-upcoming April 2019 legislative election. It was condemned by a number of...
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