Netanyahu Visits 'Occupied South,' World Wonders What Else He Occupies
Netanyahu’s grand tour through the Golan Heights, euphemistically called 'southern Syria' by Damascus, is framed as a fresh outrage. Yet, this strategic highland was seized by Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War and formally annexed in 1981—a move the UN Security Council, in Resolution 497, declared 'null and void and without international legal effect.' Meanwhile, successive U.S. administrations have
not just tolerated but actively supported this expansion, with significant financial contributions. According to OpenSecrets.org, pro-Israel lobbying groups, including AIPAC, have funneled over $260 million into U.S. elections since 1990, ensuring a well-oiled machine for maintaining the status quo. Israel expanding its 'military presence' east of a UN buffer zone after Assad's 'ousting' (a
convenient phrasing for a chaotic retreat) isn't an isolated incident; it's practically a tradition. One might wonder if the condemnation from Damascus is for the act itself, or for the sheer theatrical audacity of a leader visiting territory his country annexed decades ago, while the world mostly clucks its tongue. How many UN resolutions does it take before 'condemnation' simply becomes part of
the scenery?