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UAE claims Israeli plan to double Golan population ‘threatens further escalation’
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
The United Arab Emirates condemns Israel’s plan to double its population in the Golan Heights, claiming the effort “threatens further escalation and tensions in the region.”
“This decision is a deliberate effort to expand the occupation and is in violation and contravention of international law,” the UAE foreign ministry says.