The Israeli government is planning to settle about 250000 Israelis in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights according to Israeli media sources on Monday.
The Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) said that the plan will be implemented over the next 30 years coinciding with the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Israel.
According to the IBA the Israeli plan announced a week after the US administration’s recognition of Israel’s sovereignty over Golan includes the construction of two new Jewish-only settlements in Golan along with thousands of housing units and the launch of many transport and tourism projects.
The US president Donald Trump about a week ago signed a decree recognizing Israeli sovereignty over the Syrian Golan Heights.
Israel seized two thirds of Golan Heights during the 1967 Six-Day War and annexed it in 1981 a move that was never recognized by the international community.
