US President Donald Trump has recognized Israel annexed the Syrian Golan heights formally as the territory of Israel. Trump signed on Monday during a visit of the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White house in Washington, a corresponding proclamation. Trump said it was a historic step, and justified this with the protection of Israel against enemy attacks from the Golan heights. Netanyahu spoke of a historic day. “Israel never had a better friend than you,” he said to the address of Trumps.
The U.S. President had announced its foray to the Golan heights last week with a Tweet and internationally for much causing a stir: The Israeli government had received the message enthusiastically. In particular, from the Arab side as well as from Turkey and Russia has been criticised. Syria appreciated trump’s initiative as irresponsible.
Israel had conquered the Golan heights, a strategically important rocky plateau above the lake of Galilee, in 1967 and in 1981 annexed. The has not been recognised internationally. Under international law, territories are considered Israeli-occupied territory of Syria.
Netanyahu had sought internationally for a recognition of the Golan heights as Israeli. Shortly before the parliamentary election in Israel on may 9. April queue, got the Israeli Prime Minister this long-cherished desire now, Trump met.The US President spoke of an unbreakable partnership between Israel and the United States. “Our relations are strong.”
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Trump had already spoken out on Thursday via a Twitter message that the United States should recognize the sovereignty of Israel since 1967, the occupied Golan heights. After 52 years, it was for the United States at the time, he explained.
Netanyahu said that the Golan heights are for Israel’s security today is more important than ever. He called trump step is an act of historical justice.
Originally, Netanyahu had to come on Tuesday evening a dinner with Trump. Also an appearance at the annual meeting of the Israeli-American lobby organization Aipac in Washington had been planned. After a rocket attack on a house in the North-East of Tel Aviv, Netanyahu had announced, but its US-visit to simplify and directly after his Meeting with Trump on Monday in the home of the travel back. Netanyahu said in the White house, Israel will not tolerate such attacks.
Also, Trump expressed concerned about the recent attack and said that they wanted to see any further such attack on Israel. The Golan heights would be a potential starting point for such attacks, he said as a justification for its decision.
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Trumps policy in the middle East receives in the right-wing conservative government in Israel, a lot of applause. Netanyahu praises about the decision of the relocation of the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, as well as the withdrawal of the USA from the nuclear deal with Iran. (dpa)
