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Netanyahu: The Golan Heights will always be part of the State of Israel (Getty)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refused, and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken linked between Israel’s control of the occupied Syrian Golan and the regime’s president, Bashar al-Assad, who remains in power, and Iran. in Syria, considering that “the Golan will remain Israeli regardless of any possible future scenario.”
In March 2019, former US President Donald Trump recognized Israel’s “sovereignty” over the Golan Heights in 1981. The US move was not recognized by the international community, while Damascus described it. as a “flagrant violation” of its sovereignty and international. decisions.
On Tuesday, Netanyahu said in response to Blinken: “They said they are investigating it, but I have already discussed it. As far as I am concerned, the Golan Heights will forever remain part of the State of Israel, a part subject to sovereignty. “
A high-ranking official in Netanyahu’s office, who preferred not to be named, confirmed to the “Agence France Presse” on Tuesday that “Israel’s position is clear.” According to the Israeli official, “the Golan Heights will remain Israeli regardless of any possible future scenarios.”
Blinken refused to support the Trump administration’s recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan.
On Monday, Blinken refused to support the Trump administration’s recognition of Israel’s sovereignty over the occupied Golan Heights, referring instead to the importance of the region to Israel’s security.
Blinken told US “CNN”: “As long as Assad is in power in Syria, and Iran is in Syria, these are matters that pose a great threat to Israel’s security.”
He added: “Practically speaking, I think that controlling the Golan in this situation is still of real importance for Israel’s security … Legal issues are something else, and over time if the situation in Syria changes, this is something. that we are “. looking, but we’re not close to that in any way. “
Advisers to US President Joe Biden have previously said that he will not withdraw US recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan.
In response to a question about why Biden has not yet spoken to Netanyahu, Blinken said: “I am sure they will have the opportunity to speak in the near future.” It confirmed the Biden administration’s commitment to keep the US embassy in occupied Jerusalem, after the Trump administration recognized the city as the “capital” of Israel.
(AFP, Reuters)
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