What is the Golan Heights - and is it part of Israel?

Donald Trump’s decision to break ranks with the UN could have serious ramifications

Golan Heights
National flags fly in the Syrian town of Ain al-Tineh, looking across to the Israeli-controlled town of Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights
(Image credit: Louai Beshara/AFP/Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump has signed a presidential order recognising Israel as the lawful authority over the Golan Heights, an occupied territory along the Syrian border.

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