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Al-Sharaa tells UN the Golan Heights will remain Syrian, demands Israeli withdrawal

Syria's president used his UN General Assembly address to reject Israeli and Colombian claims over the Golan and detail hundreds of Israeli strikes since Assad's fall.

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What to know

  • Al-Sharaa used his second UN General Assembly address to reject Colombia's August recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights.
  • He cited Security Council Resolution 497 and the 1974 disengagement agreement and demanded Israeli withdrawal to December 8, 2024 lines.
  • He said Israel has carried out 500 air strikes, over 1,200 incursions and 300 detentions in Syria since Assad's fall, while claiming Syria-Israel talks have resolved nearly 90 percent of issues toward a security agreement.
  • The US remains the only other country besides Colombia to have formally recognized Israel's 1981 annexation of the Golan; the UN still considers it occupied Syrian territory.

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Al-Sharaa tells UN the Golan Heights will remain Syrian, demands Israeli withdrawal
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    Al-Sharaa demands withdrawal of Israeli forces from Syrian territory

    Following his General Assembly remarks, al-Sharaa reiterated in further UN remarks and video coverage that Israeli forces must withdraw from occupied Syrian territory, with outlets highlighting his repeated quip that Trump should give New Jersey to Israel rather than recognize the Golan as Israeli.

    “Any attempts that violate our sovereignty, violate international law, will be stopped. Golan will remain Syrian territories.”
    — Ahmed al-Sharaa, President of Syria · source
    1. 7 outlets Syria’s Sharaa says Golan Heights will remain Syrian

      first by Middle East Eye, 13h ago · also France 24 EN, Al-Monitor, Anadolu Agency, Euronews, Al Jazeera, Times of Israel

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    • aljazeera.com

      President Ahmed al-Sharaa calls for Israeli withdrawal, condemning its attacks as Syria emerges from civil war.

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    • GeoWire@mastodon.social

      🟠 UPDATE Syrian President Al-Sharaa Vows Golan Heights Remain Syrian at UN President al-Sharaa used his second UN appearance to denounce repeated Israeli strikes on Syria, in addition to reaffirming that the Golan Heights will remain Syrian territory. 📰 https://www. france24.com/en/middle-east/20…

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    • jnavas.com

      Amen! 💯 — Syria’s Al-Sharaa Warns Israeli Attacks Endanger Delicate Post-War Recovery @aljazeera.com #Syria ☑️ President Ahmed al-Sharaa calls for Israeli withdrawal, condemning its attacks as Syria emerges from civil war. ☑️

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    Al-Sharaa details hundreds of Israeli strikes and incursions since Assad's fall — In the same UN address, al-Sharaa said Israel had carried out 500 air strikes, more than 1,200 incursions and 300 detentions in Syria since Bashar al-Assad's fall, calling this at odds with the current global direction while still holding out hope for a just peace.

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    Al-Sharaa vows at UN that the Golan will remain Syrian

    Addressing the UN General Assembly, al-Sharaa said any attempt to violate Syrian sovereignty over the Golan would be stopped, invoked UN Security Council Resolution 497, reaffirmed the 1974 disengagement agreement, and called for Israeli withdrawal to the December 8, 2024 lines.

    • 🇺🇸🇸🇾 Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Trump's 2019 proclamation recognizing Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights: "When I visited President Trump at the White House, when he said the Golan Heights belongs to Israel, I made the joke, “Why don’t you give New Jersey to the

      @MarioNawfalX19h ago9▲view on X ↗
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    Al-Sharaa tells Atlantic Council he challenged Trump on the Golan — At an Atlantic Council panel the day before his UN speech, al-Sharaa said he told Trump directly that the US had no right to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan, joking that Trump should give New Jersey to Israel instead, and said Syria-Israel talks had resolved nearly 90 percent of issues needed for a security agreement.

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    Colombia recognizes Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights — Colombia's hard-right government became the second country, after the United States, to recognize Israel's 1981 annexation of the Golan Heights, which Israel captured from Syria in 1967.

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