US Envoy Thomas Barrack: Golan is Syrian land occupied by Israel in violation of UN resolutions

U.S. Presidential Special Envoy for Syria and Iraq Thomas Barrack affirmed that the occupied Golan Heights is Syrian territory, in accordance with United Nations resolutions and international law.

In an interview with Clash Report, published on the X platform and reported by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) yesterday, Barrack stated, “The Israelis continue to occupy the Syrian Golan, contrary to UN resolutions and the international system, which stipulate that the Golan belongs to Syria.”

SANA noted that UN resolutions confirm that the occupied Golan Heights is Syrian land, particularly Resolution 497, issued by the UN Security Council on December 17, 1981, which stipulates that Israel’s decision to impose its laws, jurisdiction, and administration on the Golan is “null and void and has no legal or international effect.”