Egypt and Jordan were among the Arab states to condemn U.S. recognition of the Golan Heights as Israeli, and were joined by Turkey and Iran in the region, as well as France, Germany, Russia and the U.K. abroad.
Syria has condemned the United States’ decision to recognize Israel's control over the disputed Golan Heights, which had been considered occupied by the United Nations, in a move bound to disrupt the administration's ties with the Arab World.
The official said the U.S. decision to align itself so closely with Israel"makes it the main enemy of the Arabs" and"represents the highest degree of contempt for international legitimacy and a disgraceful slap to the international community." That same day, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu also condemned the move, tweeting:"Attempts by the U.S. to legitimize Israel's actions against international law will only lead to more violence and pain in the region" and"Turkey supports Syria's territorial integrity." Ankara was a lead supporter of efforts to overthrow Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, and continued to back insurgent groups in northern Syria.
Egypt—which, along with Jordan, was one of two Arab countries to have signed peace treaties with Israel—affirmed "its firm position that the Syrian Golan is occupied Arab land in accordance with the resolutions of international legitimacy" in a foreign ministry statement published Friday. Egypt and Syria were among the leading powers to battle Israel in the wars of 1948, 1967 and 1973 and Cairo fought its own conflict with the neighboring state in 1956.
Bahrain and the U.A.E. have moved to reopen their embassies in Syria, signaling a shift in the regional isolation the country has faced after being suspended from the Arab League in 2011. While a number of the group's members have pushed for Syria's return, the U.S. has pushed against it and the Arab League has announced that the issue would not be on the agenda for its next meeting to be held at the beginning of next month in Tunisia.
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