Golan Heights

Turkey Takes Aleppo

December 9, 2024 Justin Podur, Orinoco Tribune. Educate! Al-Qaeda, Axis of Resistance, Bashar al-Assad, BRICS, Colonialism, Genocide, Golan Heights, History, Iran, Islamic State, Israel, Palestinian Resistance, Regime Change, Syria, Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Turkey, US Imperialism

Before it fell under 20th century Anglo-American colonialism, Syria was the core of the Levant, encompassing (today’s) Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Palestine, the site of multireligious, multicultural cities between which people traveled and traded freely. In the countryside, peasants and herders tended an agricultural and pastoral landscape of olive and orange trees, pasture, forest, and drylands. This region was under the control of the Ottoman Empire for hundreds of years (perhaps Erdogan’s dream is to take some of it back. He’s been accused of “neo-Ottoman” fantasies).

‘Operation Al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 297: Israel, Lebanon Brace For Escalation

July 30, 2024 Qassam Muaddi, Mondoweiss. Educate! Benjamin Netanyahu, Ceasefire, Golan Heights, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Wars and Militarism

Tensions between Israel and Lebanon reached a breaking point once again on Sunday, after 12 people were killed by the explosion of a projectile that fell on a playground in the town of Majdal Shams in the Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan Heights. Israel accused Hezbollah of having launched the projectile, which it claimed to be an Iranian-made “heavy” rocket. Hezbollah denied responsibility and said that the explosion was the result of a malfunction of an Israeli anti-missile round. Late on Sunday, the Israeli cabinet concluded an emergency meeting in which, according to Israeli reports, ministers voted to delegate Netanyahu and his war minister Yoav Gallant to decide on retaliatory action against Hezbollah.

UN General Assembly Demands Israel’s Withdrawal From Golan Heights

November 29, 2023 People's Dispatch. Educate! Golan Heights, Israel, Occupation, Syria, United Nations

The United Nations General Assembly adopted a fresh resolution on Tuesday, November 28 asking Israel to withdraw from the occupied Syrian Golan Heights. The resolution said that Israel’s continued occupation of the Syrian territory “constitutes a stumbling block in the way of achieving a just, comprehensive and lasting peace in the region.” A total of 91 countries voted in favor of the resolution drafted jointly by some of the Arab countries, including the UAE and Syria, along with Cuba, Venezuela and North Korea. 61 countries abstained from voting, TASS reported. Countries such as China, Russia, Brazil, and India voted in favor of the resolution. Only eight countries, including the US and the UK, voted against the resolution.

US Blasted At UN For Recognising Israeli Sovereignty Over Golan

March 31, 2019 Staff, Al Jazeera Educate! Donald Trump, Golan Heights, Israel

The United States came under sharp criticism from 14 other United Nations Security Council nations for its decision to recognize Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights in violation of international law. The Security Council met on Wednesday at the request of Syria, which in a letter to the council called the US move a "flagrant violation" of UN resolutions. Speaker after speaker at the council session supported Syria's sovereignty over the Golan Heights and opposed Israel's annexation after Trump's proclamation. "This unilateral action does nothing to assist in finding a long-term peaceful solution to the conflict in the Middle East," South Africa's UN Ambassador Jerry Matjila said.

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