NewzSyrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa declared at the United Nations on Wednesday that the Golan Heights region will remain Syrian. The statement follows Colombia's decision last month to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the strategically important territory, which al-Sharaa condemned as a violation of sovereignty and international law.
Speaking at an Atlantic Council panel the day prior, al-Sharaa recounted telling U.S. President Donald Trump that he had no right to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan. He further remarked during the panel that the U.S. president should instead give New Jersey to Israel.
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