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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
One of the prrimary reasons Israel occupies the Golan Heights is because of the water.
They do this in flagrant violation of international law. |
Israel occupies the Golan Heights because it the strategic high ground in the area. It prevents an invasion from Syria. Israel lost many lives taking the land while being invaded by Syria. If I were Israel, I wouldn't return the Golan Heights to Syria under any circumstances.
The idea that Syria is entitled to access to Lake Tiberius is also false. The only time Syria had access to the lake was between 1949 and 1967. The lake was meant to remain as part of the British Mandate of Palestine, which was to be split between Palestinians and Israelis. Syria invaded the territory in 1949.