Israel Will Double Population in Stolen Golan Heights After Assad's Fall: NETANYAHU

Israel cites security concerns whenever it steals new land in the region

David Friedman, Trump’s former pro-Israel extremist ambassador to Israel, left, seen with Netanyahu at the ribbon cutting of Trump Heights in the illegally occupied Golan Heights in 2019.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel will continue to hold on to the stolen Golan Heights, “cause it to blossom,” and fill it with Israeli settlers, drawing criticism from neighboring countries.