Israel captured the Golan Heights from Syria in 1967 and then moved to annex the area in 1981. Most nations did not recognize that move and still consider the Golan occupied territory.
The following is a brief timeline of landmark developments concerning the occupied Golan Heights: 1967: Israel attacks Syria during the Arab-Israeli War and occupies the strategic region. 1973
Judea and Samaria are as much a part of Israel as the Golan Heights, leading Republican Rep. Ann Wagner of Missouri told The Jerusalem Post.The Golan Heights The third major disputed territory controlled by Israel, the Golan Heights, is not claimed as part of Palestine and not considered part of the Palestinian territories. Instead, the Syrian government claims the Golan Heights as part of Syria, since that's undisputedly what it was until Israel captured it in the 1967 war. The administration, meanwhile, also updated its official international maps to include for the first time the Golan Heights as part of Israel. "Welcome to the newest addition of our international maps system after @POTUS issued a proclamation recognizing Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights," Greenblatt tweeted.