Trump’s Golan Heights decision could mark a seismic shift in regional politics. In Beirut and other Arab capitals, reaction is muted.
The night before, US President Donald Trump declared US recognition of Israel's sovereignty over the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, captured from Syria in the 1967 Six-Day War, and later annexed. Pompeo praised the announcement as"historic" and"bold," agreeing in an interview with the Christian Broadcast Network that the US President might have been sent by God to protect Israel.
" "There is a prevailing sense of apathy across the region, however, as more people prioritize domestic problems over regional issues," she added. In Syria, the Trump announcement dims the country's prospects of restoring Israeli-occupied parts of the Golan Heights, after years of failed negotiations over the territory. Yet outward signs of outrage in the war-torn country are few and far between. Most Syrians, said Syrian columnist Haid Haid, are"focusing on surviving.
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