Colombia recognises Israeli claim over the Golan Heights

BOGOTA: Colombia's newly appointed hard-right government on Monday (Aug 10) recognised Israel's claim over the Golan Heights, which it captured from Syria in 1967.The United States was until now the only country to recognise Israel's annexation of the territory in 1981.Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella took

The South American nation is only the second country to recognise Israel's claims over the illegally annexed territory.

Colombia's new hard-right government has vowed to restore ties with Israel and has now recognised the occupied Syrian Golan Heights as Israeli territory

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New Far-right Colombian Gov't Recognizes Israeli Sovereignty Over Golan Heights  Haaretz