Netanyahu Visits Occupied Syrian Land, FT Calls it 'Syrian Territory'
Benjamin Netanyahu's recent visit to Israeli troops in the Golan Heights, as reported by the Financial Times, glosses over a crucial detail: the Golan is Syrian territory, occupied by Israel since 1967. The UN Security Council, in Resolution 242 and 497, explicitly calls for Israel's withdrawal and declares its annexation 'null and void and without international legal effect.' This isn't just
'visiting troops,' it's a photo op on stolen land, a continued defiance of international consensus. Instead of highlighting this blatant violation, mainstream outlets like the FT frame it neutrally, normalizing what is, by definition, an illegal occupation. One might wonder if similar linguistic care would be extended if, say, Russia's Putin 'visited troops in Ukrainian territory' without the
clarifying context of occupation. The silence on Syria's legitimate claim, and the careful avoidance of terms like 'occupied' or 'annexed,' speaks volumes about whose narratives get amplified and whose disappear.