Recognized Israel’s Sovereignty Over
Golan Heights
Territory
Syrian Territory
Washington D.C. __ 
Thursday, March 21, 2019, President Trump announced that the
United States will formally recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the disputed
Golan Heights.
During the Six-Day War in 1967, Israel gained control of Golan
Heights from Syria and the U.S. has recognized it as Syrian Territory since the
1970’s. For decades, Israel has pressed for international recognition of its
control of the Golan. President Trump’s announcement comes ahead of Israeli
Prime Minister Netanyahu’s visit to Washington next week.
Representative Paul Cook
(R-Apple Valley) praised the President’s announcement with the following
statement:
“This
is not only a critical diplomatic announcement, but it’s also a simple
recognition of the facts on the ground. For over half a century, the Golan
Heights have been under Israeli control. The Heights are a key to Israel’s
national security and the region’s stability; before they were captured from
Syria, Israelis faced artillery and rocket attacks from Syrian forces on the
Golan. Furthermore, over the past decade, the state of Syria has ceased to
exist in any meaningful sense as the central government has collapsed.
Terrorists and criminal gangs such as Hezbollah, ISIS, al Qaeda, and Hafez Assad
have murdered hundreds of thousands while fighting over the remnants of
Syria. I commend President Trump for taking this decisive action and
recognizing once and for all that the Golan Heights are an integral part of
Israel.”
