Israel invests millions: doubling the population on the Golan heights!

Israel invests millions: doubling the population on the Golan heights!

The Israeli government has approved a huge investment plan for the controversial Golan heights, which includes more than ten million euros. This project, which was launched under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, aims to double the population of the strategically important high plateaus, which has been occupied by Israel since the 1967 six days. Over 50,000 people currently live there, including a large number of Jewish Israelis as well as Drusen and Alawites. Netanyahu emphasizes the need for these measures in response to the latest military tensions with Syria and explains: "The strengthening of the golan means strengthening Israel."

The Golan heights, which are internationally considered a Syrian territory occupied by Israel, are a geologically known high plateau in the Middle East. With an area of around 1,500 km², they are 60 kilometers long and 25 kilometers wide. In the past, almost 130,000 Syrians lived there, but after the Israeli occupation in 1967, the population shrank dramatically. Former US President Donald Trump officially recognized the Golan heights in 2019 as part of Israel, but the UN General Secretary António Guterres spoke of an unchanged status that is in line with the UN resolutions, such as Wikipedia reports .

strategic importance

One of the main reasons for Israel's occupation of the Golan heights are the military strategies and control over water supply areas. Before the line -up, the Syrian artillery was able to shot Northern Israel regularly. Today, only a few Arab residents in the Golan, mainly Drusen, are tolerated, while Israel continues to drive plans for settlement. Netanyahu added that the backing of the region for the security of Israel is of the utmost importance, especially in the current geopolitical situation with Syria, which still lives up for the area, as can be seen from various historical reports.