Territorial disputes of Israel Current Affairs, GK & News
UN denounced US for giving recognition to Golan
US has come under strong criticism from 14 other nations of United Nations due to its decision about recognition of Israel’s sovereignty over the territory of Golan Heights in a typical disregard of international law. The members of the Security Council had met on the request of Syria which had called on the Council to ..
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Topics: Al-Marsad • Annexation • Geography of Asia • Golan Heights • International relations • Israeli-occupied territories • Political geography • Status of the Golan Heights • Territorial disputes of Israel
Syria asks for UN Security Council Meeting at Golan
Syria has called on the United Nations Security Council to hold an urgent meeting about the US decision to give recognition to the territory of Golan Heights as Israeli territory. It was last Monday when US President Donald Trump had put his signatures on a proclamation under which US gave recognition to the fact that ..
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Topics: Asia • Geography of Asia • Golan Heights • Hassan Nasrallah • Hezbollah • Israeli-occupied territories • Politics by country • Status of the Golan Heights • Targeted killing • Territorial disputes of Israel
Why has the US dropped the ‘Israeli-occupied’ designation from Golan Heights?
The US administration has stated that it does not refer to the territory of Golan Heights with the designation of ‘Israeli-occupied’ as can be seen in its annual human rights report which had been published earlier this week. The US State Department has however also said that the change in wording will not have any ..
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Topics: Asia • Continents • Geography of Asia • Golan Heights • Israel • Israeli-occupied territories • Palestinian territories • Six-Day War • Territorial disputes of Israel • Western Asia
US recongnizes Jerusalem as capital of Israel
United States has officially recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. With this, the United States will be the first country to move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, which is claimed by both Israelis and Palestinians. At present, Jerusalem is the seat of the modern Israeli government. It is the home of the ..
Topics: Continents • Geography of Asia • International Relations • israel • Jerusalem • Jerusalem Embassy Act • Jerusalem Governorate • Land of Israel • Status of Jerusalem • Territorial disputes of Israel • Western Asia