January 13, 2019 By Shoshana Bryen
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made a public declaration of Israel's interest in having the United States recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights. Senators Tom Cotton and Ted Cruz have introduced legislation urging just that.
Why now?
There is no "peace process" – certainly none that involves Syria – and little push in international circles to force Israel to cede the territory to the war criminal Bashar Assad. The U.S. has even taken a stand against the annual U.N. resolution condemning Israel's presence on the Golan, calling it "useless" and "plainly biased." Is it possible that someone, somewhere, thinks that as the Syrian civil war calcifies and the players jockey for new semi-permanent positions, this is a good time to "settle" the Golan as well?
Well, yes. The prime minister.
Two things are worth understanding: U.N. Resolution 242 and Israel's "right to exist."
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