Al-Sharaa vows Golan Heights will remain Syrian in UN speech

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Syrian President Al-Sharaa declared at an Atlantic Council panel that the Golan Heights remain Syrian territory and rejected the US recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the area. He humorously suggested that US President Trump should instead give New Jersey to Israel.

At an Atlantic Council panel the day before, the Syrian president said he openly told Trump he had no right to recognise Israeli sovereignty over the Golan, quipping that the US president should give New Jersey to Israel instead.