The US State Department says its reference to Golan, the West Bank and Gaza as ‘controlled’ not ‘occupied’ is just linguistics. But does this lay the groundwork for policy change?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham and U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman visit the border line between Israel and Syria at the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, was released by the US State Department. The decision came amid intensified efforts by Israel to win US recognition of its claim to sovereignty over territory it captured from Syria during the 1967 Middle East war.
Israel also claimed the West Bank and Gaza Strip during the June 1967 conflict. Under a UN Security Council resolution, the territories that Israel annexed are regarded internationally as occupied. There was no immediate comment from Israeli leaders over the US change in terminology, which stopped short of a formal declaration accepting the territorial claim.
As of late, Palestinians have been concerned about the US commitment to the creation of a state of their own in the West Bank and Gaza, a pledge stemming fromIn 2017, US President Donald Trump broke with a decades-long policy and drew Palestinian accusations of pro-Israel bias by recognising Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
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