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TRUMP TO RECOGNIZE GOLAN HEIGHTS AS ISRAELI
WASHINGTON DC, USA | 21 MARCH 2019

President Donald Trump says that it's time to recognize Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights.

In a tweet Thursday, Trump said that after 52 years, it's important for the United States for fully recognize Israel's control over what he says is an area of "critical strategic and security importance to Israel" and stability in the region.

The announcement comes just a couple of weeks before the Israeli elections and Netanyahu’s visit to DC

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