Syria Forfeited Its Claims to the Golan Heights When It Used Them to Attack Israel
Recognition of Israeli sovereignty upholds the international order.
March 28, 2019
Recognition of Israeli sovereignty upholds the international order.
To Western opponents of the White House’s official recognition of the Golan Heights—seized from Syria during the Six-Day War—as part of Israel, the move rewards the acquisition of territory by force and needlessly angers Arab and Muslim allies. Nothing could be farther from the truth, writes Jeff Jacoby:
Recognition of Israeli sovereignty upholds the international order.
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To Western opponents of the White House’s official recognition of the Golan Heights—seized from Syria during the Six-Day War—as part of Israel, the move rewards the acquisition of territory by force and needlessly angers Arab and Muslim allies. Nothing could be farther from the truth, writes Jeff Jacoby:
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