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Netanyahu Asks U.S. to Recognize Israeli Sovereignty in Golan Heights
(Times of Israel) Raphael Ahren - At a meeting with U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton in Jerusalem on Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on the administration to recognize Israeli sovereignty in the Golan Heights. In light of the civil war in Syria, Israel has in recent years stepped up its calls on friendly governments to recognize that Israel will never return the strategically important territory to the Assad regime. Bolton reassured Israel of Washington's abiding support for Israel's security, seeking to allay fears of increasing Iranian aggression after U.S. troops are pulled out from Syria. He said the U.S. will withdraw its forces from Syria "in a way that makes sure that ISIS is defeated and is not able to revive itself and to become a threat again; and to make sure that the defense of Israel and our other friends in the region is absolutely assured; and to take care of those who fought with us against ISIS and other terrorist groups." Bolton added, "We have little doubt that Iran's leadership is still strategically committed to achieving deliverable nuclear weapons. "The U.S. and Israel are strategically committed to making sure that doesn't happen."