The significance of the Golan HeightsTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video03/26/2019March 26, 2019The United States has reversed decades of policy in the Middle East by officially recognizing the Golan Heights as Israeli territory. Israel seized it from Syria in the Arab-Israeli War in 1967, and then annexed the Golan Heights in 1981.https://p.dw.com/p/3FerbAdvertisement