The Golan Heights is also considered occupied territory, taken from Syria in the Six-Day War in 1967 as well. But the West Bank has become the focal point of the Arab-Israeli conflict. The Golan
Judea and Samaria are as much a part of Israel as the Golan Heights, leading Republican Rep. Ann Wagner of Missouri told The Jerusalem Post. The Golan Heights is composed of two geologically distinct areas divided by the Sa'ar River: the Golan Heights proper (approximately 1,070 sq. km.) and the slopes of the Mount Hermon range (approximately 100 sq. km.). While the Mt. Hermon range is mostly limestone, the Golan Heights proper is mostly basalt and other types of volcanic rock
The contested Golan Heights formally became part of Israel today as Prime Minister Menachem Begin pushed a measure through Parliament to annex the strategic zone along the Syrian border. Officials
"The future of the Golan will be determined with actions and not words. We have an opportunity to determine for generations the Golan's future as an inseparable part of the State of Israel. The settlement of the Golan is Zionism and quality of life intertwined. We are determining a realistic goal: Doubling the population in the Golan.
The government’s allocation of resources strengthens Israel’s presence in the Golan Heights territory, which it captured from Syria during the 1967 Six Day War and officially annexed in 1981. Israel seized five territories from three countries during the 1967 War: the Gaza Strip and Sinai Peninsula from Egypt, East Jerusalem and the West Bank from Jordan, and the Golan Heights from Syria.
“Russia doesn’t recognize Israel’s sovereignty over Golan Heights that are part of #Syria,” its deputy ambassador, Dmitry Polyanskiy, told the UN Security Council, which held a debate on
The Golan Heights in the Bible. The Golan is known as Bashan in the Bible, referenced in Deuteronomy 4:43, 1 Kings 4:13, Psalm 22:12, and Isaiah 2:13 for example. This is where the half-tribe of Manasseh settled, and Golan is named as a city of refuge in Joshua 21:27 . The area was also not foreign to the Philistines, who chose the highest
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