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”.
Releated Posts
International travel restrictions that discriminate against Syrians in the Occupied Syrian Golan
Al-Marsad calls for an end to international travel restrictions that discriminate against the native Syrian population in the Occupied Syrian Golan / Golan Heights
Letter to members of the UN Human Rights Council regarding meeting to consider human rights in the Occupied Syrian Golan during thirty-fourth session
Al-Marsad has written to the 47 Members States of the UN Human Rights Council to provide them with a briefing on the deteriorating human rights situation in the Occupied Syrian Golan, in order to inform the discussion taking place during the thirty-fourth session of the Human Rights Council on 20 March 2017, that considers the report (A/HRC/34/37) of the Secretary General on human rights in the Occupied Syrian Golan.
Letter from Al-Marsad to EU Delegation to Israel, EU Member State embassies and embassies of the Permanent Members of the UN Security Council, regarding international travel restrictions affecting the native Syrian population of the Occupied Syrian Golan
Al-Marsad called for a policy of visa-free or visa on arrival access for the Syrian population holding permanent residency status in the Occupied Syrian Golan, on an equal basis as that of Israeli nationals.
Publication of a new map of Syrian villages and farms destroyed by Israel
Al-Marsad has published a new map (available here) of Syrian villages and farms destroyed by the Israeli occupation forces during the 1967 Arab-Israeli War and the subsequent occupation of the Syrian Golan; and the Israeli settlements that were built on their ruins.
Call for the international community to strongly reject Israel’s rhetoric regarding the Occupied Syrian Golan
Al-Marsad calls on the international community to strongly reject Israel’s latest attempts to obtain international acceptance of its illegal occupation and annexation of the Syrian Golan / Golan Heights.