Published: 26 March 2019
Last updated: 4 March 2024
Trump’s Golan Heights tweet will have global consequences on territorial expansion (Washington Post)
While commentary has largely focused on the effects Trump’s announcement will have in the Middle East, this shift in US policy has global implications, as well. Trump’s position on the Golan Heights is inconsistent with what scholars call the territorial integrity norm, the principle that denounces territorial conquest as a legitimate instrument of international politics.
Druze protest in Golan against Trump’s recognition of Israeli sovereignty (Times of Israel)
Demonstrators gather in Majdal Shams and on the Syrian side of border, as security forces put on high alert for potential violence
From Russia to France, countries around the world criticise Trump's Golan announcement (Axios)
EU says it will not follow Trump in recognising Israeli sovereignty over Golan (Times of Israel)
Syria, Russia, Iran and Turkey condemn US president’s surprise announcement, warn it could destabilise region
Photo: : An Israeli soldiers stands guard at an outpost in the Golan Heights (AFP)
