US President, Trump has signed a decree with the United States to recognize the belonging of the Syrian Golan heights formally to Israel. The ceremony took place during a visit by Prime Minister Netanyahu.
US President Donald Trump has recognized Israel annexed the Syrian Golan heights formally as the territory of Israel. He signed during a visit of the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington, the appropriate proclamation. The ceremony took place in the White house.
Israel had occupied the Golan heights in the six day war and in 1981 annexed. Internationally, this is not recognized. UN blue helmet soldiers to monitor the area between the sea of Galilee and the Syrian capital of Damascus a truce of 1974. Since then, it was on the Golan is relatively quiet. However, in the Syrian civil war the Region was again the focal point with rocket attacks from Syria and Israel.
U.S. President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu in the White house. Israel had occupied the Golan heights in the six day war and in 1981 annexed.
“Vile attack on the sovereignty of Syria”
The Syrian government criticized the decision sharply. It was a “heinous attack on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria”, was quoted by the state news Agency Sana reported from circles of the Ministry of foreign Affairs. The decision is the highest degree of disrespect and a slap to the international community.
the Arab League Also condemned the decision of the US President and stated that this will not change anything on the Status of the Golan heights. The Russian foreign Ministry said, now, new tensions in the Region threatened.
clearly, The United Nations, it maintained its previous Position on the issue. A spokesman of the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, this referred to the decisions of the UN security Council and stressed that the Status of the Golan heights was unchanged.
Turkish foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu announced that the United States ignored this step in international law. The decision will legitimize “never the Israeli occupation”, he tweeted.
criticism of the EU
Trump had already announced last week on Twitter, the sovereignty of Israel over the Golan heights, to recognize. Internationally, he has been criticised from several sides. The EU, Germany and France, objected to any recognition of the Golan heights as Israeli territory.