Netanyahu defies allies to defend oil-rich Golan Heights status quo

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<p>‘Be jami Neta yahi eclare i a cabi et meeti g o S ay that the Gola Heights “will forever remai er Israeli sovereig ty,” Haaretz reports.</p>
<p>Israel occ pie the Gola Heights ri g the Six-Day war i 1967 a officially a exe the territories i 1981. I li e with a lo g establishe settleme t policy, there are ow 21,000 Israeli citize s i the regio a 22,000 Dr ze Arabs who co ti e to hol Syria passports. This a exatio is still regar e illegal by Israel closest allies, i cl i g the US a Germa y.</p>
<p>As UN-spo sore Syria talks co ti e i Ge eva, Israel is movi g to preempt talks o the water, oil rich, a strategically importa t Gola Heights.’</p>
<p><a href="https:// e rope.e /article/israel-preserve-stat s-q o-oil-rich-gola -heights/" target="_bla k">Rea more: Neta yah efies allies to efe oil-rich Gola Heights stat s q o</a></p>