Israeli hold on Golan ‘null and void,’ UN Security Council says

[Little Tich]

Source: Times of Israel

After Netanyahu vows plateau will ‘forever’ remain under Israeli control, world body expresses ‘deep concern’

The UN Security Council on Tuesday rejected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s assertion that the annexed Golan Heights would “forever” remain under Israeli control and expressed concern over his statements.

The 15-member council agreed that the status of the Golan, which Israel captured from Syria in 1967, “remains unchanged,” said Chinese Ambassador Liu Jieyi, who holds this month’s council presidency.

Liu recalled a 1981 resolution which states that Israel’s “decision to impose its laws, jurisdiction and administration in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights was null and void and without any international legal effect.”

The council statement followed remarks made by Netanyahu earlier this month when his cabinet held a meeting in the territory, a first for an Israeli government.

Read more: http://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-hold-on-golan-null-and-void-un-security-council-says/

[COLGATE4]

1. "Deputy Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad warned

in response that his war-torn state would retake the plateau by any means necessary".
All you need to know.

[Scootaloo]

2. All we need to know is that the FM got a finger wagged at him for over-the-top rhetoric?

I guess we really don't need to know much in this world.

[King_David]

5. From the UN ?

Who cares ....

[kayecy]

6. Funny...I thought Israel cared about UNSC Resolutions.....

Funny...I thought Israel did care about UNSC Resolutions such as 69 & 242.

If it doesn't then that solves a lot of problems......No Un recognition of Israel and no need to consider Israel's security.

[King_David]

7. Lucky we have Democratic Party President

That doesn't take the opinion expressed in your post seriously at all.



And it seems neither will the next Democratic Party president .

[leftynyc]

3. Screw the UN

When Syria had the Golan rockets rained down on Northern Israel almost daily. Perhaps the useless, scummy UN thinks as assad or isis should have the Golan but that's NEVER going to happen. Syria attacked Israel, lost their territory and the freeking UN thinks they should get a do-over - fuck them.

[Little Tich]

9. I wouldn't be too excited about Israel giving back the Golan Heights if the people who used to live

there were allowed back and if they didn't want to return to Syria. As it is now, there are around 500 000 people waiting to return, and it won't happen until Israel gives the Golan Heights back to Syria.

Israel is committing a humanitarian injustice, and I feel that the primary motivation for not giving the Golan Heights back is pure greed.

[leftynyc]

12. BULLSHIT

And if you've ever been there and stood on the Golan, you'd realize giving it back to either al assad or isis would be madness and would only lead to what happened before they attacked Israel - rockets would rain down on Northern Israel DAILY. Syria fucked up by attacking Israel and losing that territory and yet you want them to get ANOTHER do-over. Humanitarian injustice, my ass.

[Little Tich]

14. I've been to Israel, but never to Syria.

Anyway, did you know that Israel is prospecting for oil in the Golan Heights? Seems a bit greedy to me...

Oil drilling to go on in Golan Heights
Source: Jerusalem Post, 02/01/2016

Following a permit discrepancy and backlash from environmental groups, drilling will continue to see if commercially-viable liquid oil is underneath the Golan Heights.

Read more: http://www.jpost.com/Business-and-Innovation/Environment/Drilling-to-go-on-in-the-Golan-443533

[leftynyc]

15. So what?

Do you call all countries or companies that drill for or prospect for oil greedy - or just the Israeli's? At least your not pretending neutrality at all these days - that was patently ridiculous.

[Little Tich]

16. Occupying parts of another country and exploiting its resources is stealing.

Just imagine if the US invaded another country and started to exploit its oil resources...

I don't automatically favor Palestinians over the Israelis, and my general beliefs are not derived from the I/P conflict. I try to be fair in my criticism. If you think I've portrayed Israel or Israelis in an unfair manner, please let me know.

[leftynyc]

17. Golan is never going back to Syria

Neither al assad or isis can be trusted with the Golan. If you've been to Israel and have stood on the Heights, you know why that is.

[6chars]

13. The primary motivation for wanting Syria/Iran/Hizbollah there

is to ensure that they will be able to launch attacks on Israel from these heights, as they did from at least 1948-1967.

[leveymg]

4. And the US didn't veto this? THAT'S a first!

[6chars]

8. So Netanyahu said nothing official, and the UN agreed

Sounds like nothing happened.

[Little Tich]

10. The Israeli government held a cabinet meeting in Syria.

It can be interpreted as an Israeli claim to Syrian territory.

[6chars]

11. Anything can be interpreted as anything

You people!