Washington on Monday acknowledged Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights, part of Syrian territory, a "historic day," according to the Israeli prime minister.
Donald Trump "formally" recognized the sovereignty of Israel on the Golan Heights in the presence of Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, thus staging this major boost to the Israeli Prime Minister at 15 days of uncertain legislative elections in the Jewish state. The President of the United States signed the decree recognizing Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights in front of the cameras. "It should have been decades ago," he said, as he had done in late 2017 by recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of the Jewish state, already breaking with the American diplomatic tradition and consensus international.
Syria denounces an attack on its sovereignty
Israel conquered a large part of the Syrian Golan (1,200 km²) during the Six Day War in 1967, before annexing it in 1981. This annexation was never recognized by the international community, and the decision of Donald Trump was strongly criticized Monday by many countries, well beyond Syria, which again denounced a "blatant attack" to its sovereignty. Visibly satisfied, the head of the Israeli government hammered on this "historic day" that his country would never "give up" in the Golan, thanking the White House tenant several times, greeted by a handful of hand supported.
Even if the Republican billionaire defends himself, it is a big gift for "Bibi", the nickname of Benjamin Netanyahu, in the middle of the electoral campaign for the legislative elections and enmeshed in several judicial cases for which he runs the risk of to be charged * for alleged corruption. "Israel has never had a better friend than you," said Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday to Donald Trump.
* The term 'indictment / charge' no longer exists in the French judicial process but is still used in some countries. Europe1.fr has chosen to keep the term used by the local judicial authorities.