Zev Chafets, Columnist

The Annexation That Deserves to Be Recognized

Israel thinks the time is right for the U.S. to acknowledge its sovereignty over the Golan Heights.

May 30, 2018 at 6:30 AM UTC

Zev Chafets is a journalist and author of 14 books. He was a senior aide to Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and the founding managing editor of the Jerusalem Report Magazine.

Recognizing reality.
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Now that the American embassy has opened in Jerusalem, Israel seems to be turning its diplomatic attention to the Golan Heights.

The Golan, which dominates the northeastern part of Israel, was captured by the Israeli Defense Forces in the Six Day War. In 1981, Israel unilaterally annexed the territory, an act recognized by no other nation.