THE UN security council condemned the US on Wednesday night for its decision to recognise Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights.

Speaker after speaker at the open meeting supported Syria’s claim to the plateau and opposed Israel’s annexation of it, along with US President Donald Trump’s proclamation in Israel’s favour earlier this week.

South Africa’s UN ambassador Jerry Matjila said: “This unilateral action does nothing to assist in finding a long-term peaceful solution to the conflict in the Middle East.”