Rivlin hails Trump’s ‘brave and unprecedented’ decision to recognize Golan

25 March 2019, 7:22 pm

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President Reuven Rivlin thanks US President Donald Trump for his “brave and unprecedented” decision to recognize Israeli sovereignty in the Golan Heights.

President Reuven Rivlin speaks at the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in Jerusalem, February 18, 2019. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

“I thank the president of the United States, Donald Trump, a true friend of the State of Israel, for his brave and unprecedented decision to recognize Israeli sovereignty on the Golan Heights, as well as his recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Israel,” Rivlin says in a statement.

“This is a historical amendment of unparalleled importance. The history of the Jewish people on the Golan is thousands of years old, and the Golan Heights are an inseparable part of the State of Israel, crucial to our security and to our existence as a people. I hope that further countries and leaders will follow the United States and also declare their recognition of our sovereignty on the Golan Heights.”