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Hearing Hearing Date: July 17, 2018 10:00 am 2154 Rayburn HOB

A New Horizon in U.S.-Israel Relations: From an American Embassy in Jerusalem to Potential Recognition of Israeli Sovereignty over the Golan Heights

Subject
A New Horizon in U.S.-Israel Relations: From an American Embassy in Jerusalem to Potential Recognition of Israeli Sovereignty over the Golan Heights
Date
July 17, 2018
Time
10:00 am
Place
2154 Rayburn HOB
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PURPOSE:
  • To discuss the potential for American recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights in furtherance of U.S. national security interests.
BACKGROUND:
  • The Golan Heights is a strategically significant region located along the Israel-Syria border. In 1981, Israel permanently brought the Golan Heights under its law, jurisdiction, and administration.
  • In February 2017, Israel’s Prime Minister requested the United States recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights.
  • In May 2018, Iranian forces attacked Israel in the Golan Heights by firing rockets from Syria. The Administration responded by issuing a statement in support of Israel.
Witnesses and testimonies: Michael Doran, Ph.D.

Senior Fellow
Hudson Institute

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Ambassador Dore Gold, Ph.D.

President
Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs

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Eugene Kontorovich

Professor
Northwestern University School of Law

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Ambassador Daniel Kurtzer, Ph.D.

S. Daniel Abraham Professor in Middle Eastern Policy Studies, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
Princeton University

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Mr. Morton Klein

President
Zionist Organization of America

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