The Knesset on 14 December 1981 passed the Golan Heights Law (Golan Heights Law, 1981, 36 LSI 7) that brought the Golan Heights under the ālaw, jurisdiction and administrationā of Israel, which is broadly agreed to constitute annexation, or at least a very strong step towards annexation (see e.g. Asher Maoz, āApplication of Israeli Law to
Proclamation on Recognizing the Golan Heights as Part of the State of Israel. The State of Israel took control of the Golan Heights in 1967 to safeguard its security from external threats. Today, aggressive acts by Iran and terrorist groups, including Hizballah, in southern Syria continue to make the Golan Heights a potential launching ground
Settler population by year in the West Bank, Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem and Golan Heights 1972-2007 [1] [dead link] [2] [dead link] This is a timeline of the development of and controversy over Israeli settlements. As of January 30, 2022 the West Bank settlement population was 490,493 and the settler population in the Golan Heights was almost