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experience the targeting of Israeli civilians living in the region.
In this context, the Golan Heights provides Israel with crucial military advantages to defend itself from any future attack.
A legal right
International law states that if a country aggressively invades and occupies another country and then annexes it, it is illegal.
However, if a country itself is attacked and in the course
of defending itself takes territory that is necessary for defence, it is not only legal under international law for that country to occupy the territory, but it is a moral imperative.
Under the UN Charter, defensive action is not illegal and throughout history countries have obtained territory gained in their
own defence. Yet the UN persistently condemns Israel’s possession of the Golan
Heights and fails to recognise its legitimate claim.
In the past Israel has offered Syria the Golan Heights in exchange for peace, but all approaches have been rejected.
A moral imperative
If Israel accepted calls from the international community, including Britain’s Foreign Office, to return the Golan Heights, it would mean that Israel has to surrender strategic territory to people who want to attack them. The threat is no longer just Syria, which is one of the countries that attacked Israel in the Six Day War. It is now Iran whose regime has repeatedly declared it wants
to wipe Israel off the map and is using Syrian territory to strengthen its arm.
It is morally wrong for Britain and any other country to expect Israel to set aside its legal rights to the Golan Heights and its obligation
to protect its people and its Sovereignty.
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You can read more about this topic in our online article, “The Golan Heights are part of Israel historically, Biblically and legally”. Go to www.cufi.org.uk/Israel-and- the-Bible/the-golan