The Golan is recognised as part of Syria by the United Nations. UN Resolution 242 calls for Israel to withdraw from Golan and other territories it occupied in 1967, including Gaza and the West Bank. A gigantic dolmen over 4,000 years old with unique artistic carvings in its ceiling has been found in the Golan Heights. The sheer size and complexity of the table-like burial structure, and the fact that it is just part of a monumental complex structure, suggest that civilization in the Levant did not collapse in the mid-Bronze Age quite as had been thought, Prof. Gonen Sharon of Tel Hai US President Donald Trump holds a proclamation recognising Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights as he is applauded by Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu on March 25, 2019 [Reuters/Carlos Barria] The move thrust the Golan Heights — a fertile plateau beside the Sea of Galilee that has been one of Israel’s quieter frontiers for a half-century — back into international headlines. The "The future of the Golan will be determined with actions and not words. We have an opportunity to determine for generations the Golan's future as an inseparable part of the State of Israel. The settlement of the Golan is Zionism and quality of life intertwined. We are determining a realistic goal: Doubling the population in the Golan. . The Golan Heights is administered under Israeli civil law as the Golan sub-district, a part of the Northern District. Israel makes no legal or administrative distinction between pre-1967 communities in the Golan Heights (mainly Druze ) and the post-1967 settlements. First published on Fri 22 Mar 2019 08.21 EDT. Syria has vowed to retake the Golan Heights as Donald Trump’s call for the US to recognise the occupied territory as part of Israel elicited strong Israel captured the Golan Heights from Syria in a 1967 war and annexed the territory, a move not recognized by the U.S. or the international community. Palestinians claim part of the city as The administration, meanwhile, also updated its official international maps to include, for the first time, the Golan Heights as part of Israel. “Welcome to the newest addition of our international maps system after @POTUS issued a proclamation recognizing Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights,” Greenblatt tweeted. The European Union, in line with international law, does not recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the territories occupied by Israel since June 1967, including the Golan Heights, and does not consider them to be part of Israel’s territory." Germany and France also released statements countering Trump's announcement.

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