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US Secretary of State Visit to the Occupied Syrian Golan

November 20, 2020

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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