Trump says US should 'fully recognise' Israeli sovereignty over Golan Heights

President Donald Trump says it's time for the US to recognise Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, which was annexed from Syria in the 1967 war.

US president Donald Trump and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

US president Donald Trump and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Source: AAP

President Donald Trump on Thursday announced the United States should acknowledge Israeli sovereignty over the hotly contested Golan Heights territory, in a major pre-election gift to his ally Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. 

 






 

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