Pompeo: Trump Recognizes ‘Hard-Fought Real Estate’ on Golan Heights Should be Israel’s

patrick.goodenough | March 22, 2019
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Confirming President Trump’s tweet about recognizing Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday night recalled a key tank battle on the strategic plateau in 1973, and said the president had “made the decision to recognize that that hard-fought real estate” should fall under Israeli sovereignty.

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