The occupied Syrian Arab Golan is witnessing a state of intense anger, which prevailed in all of its towns and villages, following the signing by US President Donald Trump of Israel's sovereignty over the Golan. The people came out in mass demonstrations, expressing their rejection of the resolution, stressing their attachment to their land for which they sacrificed. Madar 52 years ago.
The people of the occupied Syrian Golan Heights stressed that the American decision is a free service to Israel, which has been seeking since the beginning of the Syrian revolution to impose a new reality in it, taking advantage of the events of the revolution to accelerate the pace of settlement in the Golan.
Radical transformation
"For 52 years, Israel has been in a state of constant anxiety when you see a Syrian child looking for a greengrove in his farmland in the village of Majdal Shams in the Golan," says Salman Fakhreddine, an activist at the Arab Observatory for Human Rights in the Golan. "You see a farmer plowing olives in the door Tal, so it was accelerating the pace of settlement, and the annexation of our land in favor of the settlements that have been established by the 33 settlements ».
He asserts that American recognition of Israel's full sovereignty over the Golan Heights is a free gift from Trump to Benjamin Netanyahu. "Today, Israel will not be afraid of the children and peasants of Majdal Shams and Masada and other Golan towns."
"Trump's recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights is a radical change in US policy," he said. "The decision contradicts facts, logic and international law and threatens stability in the Middle East. He lived 100 years later with an additional occupation, repeating the phrase "who does not have to give to those who do not deserve."
The occupation of the Syrian Golan is illegal. In recent years, Israel has adopted a policy of systematic discrimination, oppression of the remaining Syrian nationals in the Golan, crimes committed against its citizens, the destruction of villages and forcible displacement.
Fakhruddin notes that the United States has actively supported the text of international law, which clearly and explicitly states the illegality of land tenure through the use of force and violence. The shift in US opinion raises questions about why the United States changes the standards when it comes to Israel's occupation of the Syrian Golan.
The activist at the Observatory for Human Rights refutes Trump's assertion that recognition of the Golan as part of Israel is vital to its security. "The occupied Syrian Golan has been free from the conflict for decades. Hezbollah and Iran are holed up along the occupied Golan, marketed around the world, part of the Israeli election propaganda. "
"The only threat to security in the Syrian Golan is the prolonged illegal occupation and the recognition of Israel's alleged sovereignty over the region," he said.
Fakhreddine notes that the recognition by the United States of the Syrian Golan as part of Israel gives the occupation a hand to continue its systematic violations against the Syrians in the Golan Heights, discrimination against them and justify its violations of international law, thereby undermining security and stability in the Middle East.
Public confrontation
In 1967, Israel occupied the Golan Heights with an area of 1860 square kilometers, with 33 settlements inhabited by 20,000 Jewish settlers and 20,000 Syrians, mostly Druze. Their presence is concentrated in the Druze villages of Majdal Shams, Masada, It has been named Quneya and Baqata, which enjoys the fertile soil and natural resources of the rest of the Golan.
"The Trump decision is not surprising," says social activist in the Golan, Majid Qaddamani. "The United States always starts and congratulates Israel on all its plans and projects. At the same time, the decision is illegal. But we will not stand idly by. On our territory and depriving us of our rights. "
"We, the people of the Golan, have previous experiences over the past years. In 1981, Israel tried to annex the Golan, but it was surprised by the huge public gift. The strike continued for six months, accompanied by the Security Council meeting and the resolution, which was recognized by the United States and Israel, Country".
"The land is the center of our lives and the source of our livelihood and the secret of our survival, and therefore the people of the Golan today stand united again to face the latest chapters of the acquisition of their land and the resources of their natural country," Qidmani said. .
The social activist explains that the mass popular action to defend the Golan is an urgent need to confront the American decision, not to allow Israel to separate its agricultural lands and natural resources and to destroy the future of the successive generations of the Golan.
The American decision is a free service to Israel, which has been seeking since the beginning of the Syrian revolution to impose a new reality in it.