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Capture of Golan Heights

Israel · Government / Government of Israel. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1981

Menachem Begin14 December 1981

Golan Heights · Government / Government of Israel

Israel annexes the Golan Heights, seized from Syria in 1967, Parliament approves the annexation of the Golan Heights with legislation in one day

Names involved

Menachem Begin

Provenance

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