07-06-2015 17:40 via news.yahoo.com

Netanyahu ally urges world to accept Israel's hold on Golan

By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A far-right ally of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged world powers on Sunday to recognize Israel's 1981 annexation of the Golan Heights, saying Syria no longer functions as a country that could reclaim the strategic plateau. The remarks by security cabinet minister Naftali Bennett appeared aimed at capitalizing on global debate over how to handle Syria's de facto break-up during a four-year-old insurgency, as well as at undermining support for
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