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Israel never annexed the Golan Heights: Why it still matters - opinion

Israel extended its sovereignty to the Golan Heights. The difference between extending sovereignty and annexing is important and instructs Israel's future policies.

|ByURI PILICHOWSKI
IDF SOLDIERS take part in a military training exercise in the Golan Heights on Wednesday. Although most of the world assumes Israel annexed the Golan Heights, and did so illegally, the Jewish state never actually did, the writer says.
MIRIAM ADELSON looks on as US President Donald Trump speaks at a Hanukkah reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, December 16, 2025.

Trump expresses friendship, love, support, for Jews at White House Hanukkah celebration

During his speech, Trump drew extensive parallels between the story of Hanukkah and the story of the modern Jewish people’s resilience and strength.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
Israeli soldiers take a position in the Golan Heights, near the Israeli border with Syria, northern Israel, December 8, 2024.

Halevi to Golani recruits: We are engaged on four fronts, we deployed to Syria last night

The 474 Brigade began operating on the border to provide additional security to residents of the Golan Heights and State of Israel as a whole.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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JetBlue Airways changes Israel's borders and name to 'Palestinian Territories'

JetBlue's in-flight map sparks outrage as Golan Heights is removed from Israel's borders, covering the name of the country with 'Palestinian Territories.'

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

The Golan Heights: Donald Trump’s dream gift to Benjamin Netanyahu- analysis

For Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, three weeks before elections, the timing is impeccable.

MARCH 21, 2019ByHERB KEINON
U.S. President Donald Trump (R) embraces Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after his remarks at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem May 23, 2017

Israel issues complaint to U.N. over terrorists on Golan border

Israel's Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon vowed Israel would "act with force against the aggression from Tehran."

MARCH 14, 2019ByBEN BRESKY
Israel's Ambassador in the U.N. Danny Dannon presenting a photograph of Hezbollah terror tunnels and bases in Lebanon

Netanyahu to take Lindsey Graham to Golan in push for U.S. recognition

Netanyahu called Graham a great friend of Israel. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is scheduled to arrive the following week.

MARCH 10, 2019ByHERB KEINON
Lindsey Graham, United States Senator (R) from South Carolinaat the 7th Annual JPost Conference

Republican senators call to recognize Israeli rule over Golan Heights

“To support Israel’s right to self-defense, Washington should take the long overdue step of affirming Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights”-senators Ted Cruz and Tom Cotton.

JANUARY 8, 2019ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
An old military vehicle can be seen positioned on the Israeli side of the border with Syria, near the Druze village of Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights

Congressional panel to hold hearing on Golan recognition

The purpose of the hearing is “to discuss the potential for American recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights in furtherance of US national security interests.”

JULY 17, 2018ByHERB KEINON
Israeli Druze watch the Syrian side of the Israel- Syria border on the Golan Heights on July 7, 2018