[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 133, 116th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

 
Proclamation 9852 of March 25, 2019

Recognizing the Golan Heights as Part of the State of Israel

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

The State of Israel took control of the Golan Heights in 1967 to
safeguard its security from external threats. Today, aggressive acts by
Iran and terrorist groups, including Hizballah, in southern Syria
continue to make the Golan Heights a potential launching ground for
attacks on Israel. Any possible future peace agreement in the region
must account for Israel's need to protect itself from Syria and other
regional threats. Based on these unique circumstances, it is therefore
appropriate to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim that, the United
States recognizes that the Golan Heights are part of the State of
Israel.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-fifth day of
March, in the year of our Lord two thousand nineteen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
third.
DONALD J. TRUMP