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minus-squareGrimy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up23·4 months agoWasn’t it just a buffer zone a week ago and now it’s a settlement?
minus-squarecatloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·edit-24 months agoYup. Now taking bets on how long until they need a new buffer zone.
minus-squareThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 months agoUltimately they want that to be up by the Turkish border.
minus-squarehomura1650@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 months agoMost of the Golan Heights was occupied in 1967, and annexed in 1981 (in a move that most of the world still does not recognize as legitimate). As far as I can tell, the settlements being discussed are still in that region, not the newly occupied region.
Wasn’t it just a buffer zone a week ago and now it’s a settlement?
Yup. Now taking bets on how long until they need a new buffer zone.
Ultimately they want that to be up by the Turkish border.
Most of the Golan Heights was occupied in 1967, and annexed in 1981 (in a move that most of the world still does not recognize as legitimate).
As far as I can tell, the settlements being discussed are still in that region, not the newly occupied region.