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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSyria says U.S. Should Give Israel South Carolina Instead of Golan Heights, "It's the Land of...
SYRIA SAYS U.S. SHOULD GIVE ISRAEL 'SOUTH CAROLINA' INSTEAD OF GOLAN HEIGHTS, 'IT'S THE LAND OF SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM'BY TOM O'CONNOR ON 3/28/19 AT 1:00 PM EDT
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Bashar al-Jaafari, Syria's permanent representative to the United Nations, made the remarks at a Security Council session organized Thursday at his country's request in the wake of President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights. He called the decision "null and void" and warned of "a serious and unprecedented delinquency in the current U.S. administration toward undermining international law and insulting the United Nations."
"The Syrian Arab Golan is ours and will return to us," Jaafari asserted, arguing the disputed land would not "be part of some damned and wicked deal, or a pawn to be exchanged for support in your electoral games," which should instead concern "the territory of the American administration."
"America is a wide and vast country, so why doesn't it give up a state or two of the United States to the Israelis, for example, North Carolina or South Carolina?" Jaafari asked, as his Israeli counterpart, Danny Danon, laughed and shook his head. "South Carolina is nice, because it's the land of Senator Lindsey Graham, who supported President Trump in his actions."
Trump's decision came two weeks after Graham visited the Golan Heights and called for the U.S. to recognize it as part of Israel. The president first hinted at the landmark policy decision in a tweet Friday as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was in Israel to shore up ties with the White House's closest ally. On Monday, Trump made it official during a visit from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose ruling, right-wing Likud party faces elections next month.
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Syria says U.S. Should Give Israel South Carolina Instead of Golan Heights, "It's the Land of... (Original Post)
DonViejo
Mar 2019
OP
Socal31
(2,484 posts)1. Assad is lucky there is no acceptable alternative.
Otherwise Obama would have enforced the red line years ago
malaise
(269,054 posts)2. The stealing of land from the native Americans is still the model
The US has no authority over the Golan Heights. This is imperialism on steroids/
safeinOhio
(32,688 posts)3. WWWHAAT?
and give South Carolina Socialized Medicine and government paid abortions..Put it to a vote and it might win there.
Archae
(46,335 posts)4. The taking of and the keeping of the Golan Heights has a good reason.
Before being occupied by Israel, the Golan Heights were used by the Syrian military to fire artillery and rockets against Israeli citizens.
And we know damn well Syria's military would do it again in a heartbeat.
They still consider Israel to be "Palestinian land" and openly advocate the genocide of Jews.
PCIntern
(25,556 posts)5. 100% Correct.
I was around in 1967 and before...it was a nightmare for those living beneath the Heights, day and night...
customerserviceguy
(25,183 posts)6. Why pick on us?
Way more Jewish and Palestinian people in several other states.