US envoy Barrack reverses Golan comments, reaffirms Trump's recognition of Israeli sovereignty
Israel conquered the Golan Heights in the Six-Day War, annexing the area by law in 1981. UN Security Council resolution 497, passed only days later, rejected the annexation as "null and void."
US Ambassador to Turkey and special envoy Tom Barrack appeared to backtrack on his previous statements regarding the Golan Heights, reaffirming the United States' recognition of the territory as Israeli. In a statement to the Associated Press, Barrack affirmed that President Trump's 2019 policy on the Golan Heights remains unchanged, contradicting his earlier claims that Israel's occupation of the region was in violation of UN resolutions and international law.
This reversal came in response to Israel's recent airstrike on a Turkish military airfield in Idlib, which Barrack denounced as "serious and worrisome," suggesting it may have been politically motivated ahead of Israel's October elections. Barrack expressed the US commitment to establishing a deconfliction mechanism among Israel, Turkey, and Syria, emphasizing the potential benefits of improved communication in maintaining regional stability.
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