| ID | 166901 |
| Title Proper | U.S. Recognition of Golan Heights Annexation |
| Other Title Information | Testament to Our Times |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Kattan, Victor |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | On 25 March 2019, U.S. president Donald Trump signed a proclamation recognizing the occupied Golan Heights as part of Israel. The Golan Heights proclamation, which endorses Israel's annexation of the territory captured from Syria in the 1967 war, was issued two weeks before the Israeli general election in a photo-op with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House. Undermining internationally agreed-upon norms prohibiting states from recognizing the annexation of territory by force, the proclamation could have detrimental consequences for the international legal order, providing a precedent for other states to take steps to annex territory they claim is necessary for their defense. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Palestine Studies Vol. 38, No.3; Spring 2019: p.79-85 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Palestine Studies 2019-06 48, 3 |
| Key Words | Golan Heights ; Annexation ; International Law ; Nonrecognition ; U.S. Middle East Policy |