The Golan Heights and Israel’s Forgotten Occupation

Since Israel’s occupation of the Golan Heights in 1967, native Syrian inhabitants have been forcibly transferred or displaced, with only five percent of the original population remaining.

by Al-Marsad

Listening to political debates or reading media coverage about the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories, you could be forgiven for not realizing that Israel is also occupying the Syrian Golan Heights.

Late last year, for example, the United Nations Security Council adopted a landmark resolution condemning settlements on Palestini…