Posted on 02/09/21
| News Source: i24
Golan Heights to remain Israeli in any feasible scenario, PM's office says
The Golan Heights will remain a part of Israel "forever," the office of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday.
"Israel has a clear stance on the matter — the Golan Heights will remain Israeli in any possible scenario," the PM's spokesperson said.
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The comments came in response to remarks made by US State Secretary Antony Blinken, who fell short of supporting the US recognition of the Golan Heights as Israeli under former President Donald Trump.
"As a practical matter, the control of the Golan in that situation I think remains of real importance to Israel’s security," Blinken told CNN on Monday.
"Legal questions are something else and over time if the situation were to change in Syria, that's something we look at, but we are nowhere near that,” he added. Read more at i24