US Secretary of State Visit to the Occupied Syrian Golan
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, accompanied by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Israeli Occupation State, arrived yesterday by helicopter to the occupied Golan, after concluding his visit to the settlement of "Psagot" located in “Jabal al-Tawil” east of Ramallah, Palestine. Pompeo reiterated the current US government’s position that recognizes Israel’s claim to sovereignty over the Golan, declaring that the Golan "... is part of Israel and that Israel has the right to defend its sovereignty”.
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Al-Marsad submits report to UN Human Rights Committee
Earlier this month, Al-Marsad submitted a ‘List of Issues’ report to the United Nations Human Rights Committee for its 2018 review of Israel’s implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). Al Marsad submitted the report – prepared by Cornell Law School International Human Rights Clinic – to guide the pre-session Working Group in preparing the […]
Al-Marsad publishes book on forgotten occupation of the Syrian Golan
The book describes how Syrians have witnessed the forcible transfer and displacement of friends and family; the destruction of homes; the appropriation of land and the arrival of a foreign occupier.
Proposed Irish Bill would ban goods from Israeli settlements in the occupied Golan
In July, the Irish parliament will consider a Bill banning the import of goods and services from Israeli settlements. The Irish parliament (the Seanad) debated the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018 on Tuesday 30 of January, but decided to postpone a vote until later in the year.
Elections in Syrian villages in occupied Golan
Earlier this year, the Israeli authorities announced the decision to hold local elections on 3 October 2018 in the Syrian villages in the occupied Golan. These elections would be the first of their kind since the occupation just over fifty years ago.