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US President Donald Trump indicated yesterday that Washington would support Israel’s illegal claim to the Golan Heights.
Mr Trump took to Twitter to make the provocative announcement, which had been expected after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday.
He tweeted: “After 52 years, it is time for the United States to fully recognise Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights, which is of critical strategic and security importance to the State of Israel and regional stability.”
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