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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Letter from Al-Marsad to Google regarding Google Maps no longer showing the names of destroyed Syrian villages in the Occupied Syrian Golan
In June 2016, Al-Marsad wrote to Google to inform it that Google Maps no longer shows the names of the destroyed Syrian villages in the Occupied Syrian Golan, and, instead, only shows the names of the illegal Israeli settlements built on their ruins.
Names of the Syrian villages in the Occupied Syrian Golan destroyed by Israel
Al-Marsad has written to Google requesting that it amend Google Maps to show the names of the Syrian villages destroyed by the Israeli military in the Occupied Syrian Golan since Israel’s occupation in 1967.
Al-Marsad calls on EU to raise human rights violations in Occupied Syrian Golan
Al-Marsad has written to the EU Delegation to Israel and EU Member State embassies about Israel’s discriminatory and illegal policies towards the native Syrian population in the Occupied Syrian Golan; Israel’s recent inflammatory statements regarding the sovereignty of the Occupied Syrian Golan; and continued illegal settlement expansion and exploitation of natural resources.
Letter from Al-Marsad to EU Delegation to Israel and EU Member State embassies regarding upcoming EU-Israel Association Council meeting
In May 2016, Al-Marsad wrote to the EU Delegation to Israel and EU Member State embassies concerning Israel’s discriminatory and illegal policies towards the native Syrian population in the Occupied Syrian Golan
Syrian Refugees in Europe: Protection in Principle, Chaos in Practice
Al-Marsad's latest publication considers the plight of Syrian refugees in Europe and how this refugee crisis represents a major test for the European Union and its member states.