In a statement issued from Tunis on Sunday, Arab League leaders decided to push a resolution in the United Nations Security Council against the United States’ move to recognise the Golan Heights as Israeli territory. Israel had annexed the Golan in 1981 after first seizing the plateau from Syria in the Six-Day War of 1967. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing a tough election as he has been accused of multiple corruption charges. However, Israel already occupies the Golan and the US proclamation does in no way alter the military balance in the region. In 2017, it voted against the US move to recognise Jerusalem as the Israeli capital in the United Nations.

Source: Hindustan Times April 01, 2019 12:00 UTC