Golan: Expected US Policy Shift Reflects Disdain for Rights

Expand Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) stands next to Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump during their meeting in New York, September 25, 2016.  © 2016 Kobi Gideon/Government Press Office (GPO)/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo (Jerusalem) – A decision by the Trump administration to deny the reality of Israel’s occupation of the Golan Heights would demonstrate disregard for the protections due to the Syrian population under international humanitarian law. Particularly amid continuing, serious rights abuses by Israel in the Golan Heights, Syrian residents need the…

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