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Tourists take photographs next to a mock road sign and a cutout of a soldiers in an old outpost in the Golan Heights on March 22.
Tourists take photographs next to a mock road sign and a cutout of a soldiers in an old outpost in the Golan Heights on March 22.

In Trump’s Golan Heights announcement, politics overshadowed security

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Israeli tourists stand next to a sign showing the distance between Damascus and Washington, D.C., at Ben Tal next to the Israeli- Syrian border in the Golan Heights on March 22. (Atef Safadi/EPA-EFE/REX)
Israeli tourists stand next to a sign showing the distance between Damascus and Washington, D.C., at Ben Tal next to the Israeli- Syrian border in the Golan Heights on March 22. (Atef Safadi/EPA-EFE/REX)

No president has recognized Israel’s control of the Golan Heights. Trump changed that with a tweet.

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President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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The Golan Heights switch is typical Trump

Israeli tourists view the Syrian side of the border at Ben Tal next to the Israeli-Syrian border in the Golan Heights on Friday. (Atef Safadi/EPA-EFE/REX)
Israeli tourists view the Syrian side of the border at Ben Tal next to the Israeli-Syrian border in the Golan Heights on Friday. (Atef Safadi/EPA-EFE/REX)

Trump just made a huge mistake in the Middle East

Opinion | Trump Has Liberated Israel - The New York Times
Opinion | Trump Has Liberated Israel - The New York Times

Trump Has Liberated Israel

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Donald J. Trump
realDonaldTrump
After 52 years it is time for the United States to fully recognize Israel’s Sovereignty over the Golan Heights, which is of critical strategic and security importance to the State of Israel and Regional Stability!
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Benjamin Netanyahu
netanyahu
At a time when Iran seeks to use Syria as a platform to destroy Israel, President Trump boldly recognizes Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights. Thank you President Trump! @realDonaldTrump
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Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu
MevlutCavusoglu
The territorial integrity of states is the most fundamental principle of international law. Attempts by the #US to legitimize #Israel's actions against international law will only lead to more violence and pain in the region. Turkey supports #Syria's territorial integrity.
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Antonio de la torre
atorrem
Trump says US will recognize Israel's sovereignty over Golan Heights https://t.co/p3lHWIrtjI
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Israeli tanks encountering Syrian soldiers giving themselves up as prisoners of war on the Golan Heights in 1967.
Israeli tanks encountering Syrian soldiers giving themselves up as prisoners of war on the Golan Heights in 1967.

The Golan Heights Was Once an Arab Rallying Cry. Not Anymore.

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