Israeli tourists stand next to a sign showing the distance between Damascus and Washington near the Israeli-Syrian border in the Golan Heights on March 22. (Atef Safadi/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)The Golan Heights is a strip of land, a little under 500 square miles, that sits high along the border between Israel and Syria. But why didn’t the United States recognize Israeli control of the Golan Heights long ago, when Israeli control was very much in evidence on the ground? But one of the most pressing reasons is simple: Israel wasn’t seeking U.S. recognition of its control of the Golan Heights. Trump’s Golan tweet inflames regional tensions as Syria vows to recover the strategic plateauTrump’s statement on Golan Heights sparks accusations of election meddling in Israel

Source: Washington Post March 22, 2019 16:00 UTC