The Israeli government believes they are going to get some major new concessions from the Trump Administration over the next few months. According to Intelligence Minister Israel Katz, Israel believes that the United States will formally recognize the Golan Heights as Israeli territory within a matter of months.
Occupied in 1967, the Golan Heights are still legally part of Syria. Israel formally annexed the region in 1981. The annexation is not recognized internationally, and the US has in the past confirmed that their support for a “secure” border between Israel and Syria did not imply an endorsement of Israel redrawing the borders through annexation.
The Trump Administration is keen to keep Israel’s far-right government placated, however, and Katz says pushing the US on Golan recognition is a top priority. Katz gave the impression that Israel believes just pushing on the matter for a bit will lead to acquiescence.
Any move to recognize the Israeli annexation of 1967-seized territory is certain to lead to an international backlash against the US. It is also likely to lead to more calls from Israeli hawks to outright annex the occupied West Bank as a way of eliminating talk of a two-state solution.
Instead of legitimizing Israel’s occupation of Jerusalem and possibly the Golan Heights, Trump is effectively DELEGITIMIZING the U.S. by becoming complicit. Kind of like Mussolini telling Hitler it’s cool to invade and occupy Poland.
Good grief. Tough guy Trump a greater weakling than Obama when it comes to being bossed around by israel.
You’re absolutely right, Rick, Tough guy Trump’s a greater weakling than was Obama, when it comes to being bullied by the Zionist Entity of Israel. The Golan Heights, however, is Syrian territory, and Israeli invaders must withdraw. There won’t be a Greater Israel, the alliance of Syria, Iran, China, and Russia will see to that.
You wonder why Israel’s so afraid of bombing Iran? The reason’s simple, the Zionist Entity’s leaders, including PM Bibzy Satanyahoo and FM Avigdor Lieberman, are cowards who want the US to do it for them, but the US isn’t going to come to their aid and bomb Iran, because, its air forces are engaged elsewhere and aren’t about to get involved with the Islamic Republic.
And, there’s also the US public, who are sick and tired of their gov;t.’s endless wars around the world, and thus, been filling the Congressional airwaves, websites, and mail boxes with demands to leave Iran alone,
the art of the kneel
Disgusting – As an American, I feel that I am being involved in fellatio on Netanyahu by proxy.
Clearly the WH is now Israeli Occupied Territory.
To recognize Golan Heights as legal part of Israel, that’s the least US politicians can do for Israel after the monies they have received over the decades from Israel’s friends at home and from abroad.
In any case, what is won by a war, is almost always won back by a war. So, war we may have also for Golan, unless US orders Israel some day to leave Golan.
More likely that Israel would order the US to leave NY. Since Israel is calling all the shots anyway.
As far as the bribes, err, “donations” graciously accepted by patriotic US politicians? A little coming back from the billions sent to Israel laundered through multinationals is just business as usual in DC.
This is the road to a one-state solution, and that a Muslim-majority state.
The only way out would be ethnic cleansing on a large scale, “Jordan is Palestine” done by force and terror. Yes, they do plan that.
In February 2013, Israeli authorities awarded Afek Oil and Gas an exclusive 36-month petroleum exploration license to a 153-square-mile (400 km2) plot in the Golan Heights, which the UN recognizes to be Syrian territory
Most Americans already think the Golan Heights are in Israel.
Most Americans don’t even know what an annexation is.
Hmmm
Really? since the 67 war, which I remember quite well, I cannot recall ever, not a single solitary time, having talked with anyone who believed that Israel had a legitimate legal claim to the Golan, let alone believed it was actually part of Israel. I have talked to rabid Zionists who believed it should and would eventually be part of Israel. Perhaps you have been spending time with America’s brain washed youth?
On the international stage when you lose all credibility and trust, it only leads to war.