Donald Trump will sign a decree on Monday recognizing the sovereignty of Israel on the Golan Heights

US President Donald Trump will sign a decree recognizing Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights during his meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington on Monday, the Israeli government said.

"The President Trump will sign tomorrow, in the presence of Prime Minister Netanyahu, a decree recognizing the sovereignty of Israel over the Golan Heights.Foreign Minister Israel Katz wrote on Twitter on Sunday, referring to the Syrian territory captured by his country during the Six Day War of 1967.

Donald Trump announced on Thursday in a tweet that it was time "that the United States fully recognize Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights, which is of strategic importance to the state of Israel." and regional stability ", thus breaking the international consensus. and with the position occupied by American diplomacy in the Middle East for decades.

The Israeli Prime Minister has appreciated this decision by writing on Twitter that "at the moment when Iran seeks to use Syria as a platform to destroy Israel, President Trump boldly recognizes the sovereignty of Israel." Israel on the Golan Heights Thank you, President Trump! "

The Golan Heights, high and border between Syria, Lebanon, Israel and Jordan, they are a privileged place of great regional strategic importance.

Israel conquered much of the Golan Heights, 1,200 square kilometers, during the Six-Day War in 1967 and annexed it in 1981, but most of the international community has never recognized this. annexation.

Trump has already broken with the international consensus by unilaterally recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel in December 2017.

Over the last fifty years, Israel has strengthened its presence on the strategic plateau and the Syrian population of Druses (Arabs) who remained after the seizure of the territory has added thousands of Israeli Jews.

In addition to its strategic importance as an altitude point that allows wide visibility on the territory of four countries (one can easily see Damascus, 60 km north), the Golan is also essential for its water resources. Rainfall in the region is higher than in lower adjacent areas, its volcanic terrain is fertile, and its snow-capped mountains in winter feed the rivers and groundwater that supplies Israel with about one-third of its water.

(With information from AFP and EFE)