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U.S. President Recognizes Israel’s Sovereignty of Golan Heights: What Will Happen?

The Warcast
March 28, 2019

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Episode Notes:

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday signed an official presidential proclamation recognizing Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights.

Michael Koplow, Policy Director for the Israel Policy Forum in Washington D.C., joins the Warcast to explore the precedent and the expected consequences.

[ 0:17 ] Introduction [ 0:38 ] Significance of the Golan Heights [ 2:40 ] What the President proclamation does [ 4:20 ] How sovereignty of the Golan relates to the West Bank [ 6:58 ] What will likely happen with the Golan [ 9:49 ] An electoral gift to Netanyahu