Following U.S. President Donald Trump’s renewed recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the occupied Golan Heights, the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs republished the text of UN Security Council Resolution 497 of 1981, which nullifies Israel’s decision to impose its laws, jurisdiction, and administration on the Syrian Golan Heights.
On March 25, 2019, during a White House press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump signed a proclamation recognizing Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan.
The U.S. move was met with international rejection, as Syrian parties condemned it and the former Syrian regime called for a special Security Council session to discuss the proclamation.
Trump’s latest comments came on Monday, September 29, in a press conference with Netanyahu at the White House, where he unveiled details of his plan to end the war in Gaza. Trump said, “I recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s eternal capital and its sovereignty over the Golan.”
What is Resolution 497?
Resolution 497, adopted unanimously on December 17, 1981, declared Israel’s decision to impose its laws, jurisdiction, and administration on the occupied Syrian Golan “null and void and without international legal effect.”
The resolution reaffirmed that “the acquisition of territory by force is inadmissible” under the UN Charter, international law, and relevant Security Council resolutions.
It called on Israel, as the occupying power, to rescind its decision immediately, and reaffirmed that the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949 continues to apply to the occupied Syrian territory.
The Council requested the UN Secretary-General to report back within two weeks, and agreed to reconvene no later than January 5, 1982, to consider “appropriate measures” in case of non-compliance.
The Syrian Foreign Ministry reposted the resolution’s text on September 30, 2025.
Text of UN Resolution 487
Renewed debate over the Golan
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar recently stated that Israel intends to retain the Golan Heights as a key condition in what he termed a “normalization plan with Syria.”
Speaking to Israel’s i24NEWS on June 27, Sa’ar said that Syrian recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan would be a prerequisite for any future deal with Ahmad al-Sharaa, Syria’s transitional president.
The statement sparked controversy on social media, with opponents denouncing it as a “surrender of land” and supporters framing it as a pragmatic opportunity to improve Syria’s future beyond slogans used by former presidents Hafez al-Assad and Bashar al-Assad.
On September 16, Reuters quoted an Israeli official saying that Israel had floated a proposal to U.S. Special Envoy to Syria Thomas Brack: ceding the Golan in exchange for Israel’s withdrawal from areas it occupied in southern Syria after Bashar al-Assad’s fall in December 2024.
Israel raises the bar for “peace,” while Damascus is in no hurry
The official admitted that the proposal was “unworkable” since any concession on the Golan would mean the end of al-Sharaa’s rule.
Reuters sources added that Israel showed reluctance to give up the gains from its southern Syria occupation. On September 26, the agency reported that last-minute talks toward a security agreement between Israel and Syria stumbled over Israel’s demand for a “humanitarian corridor” into Suwayda province (southern Syria).
Political and strategic significance
Israel captured the Golan Heights from Syria during the June 1967 Six-Day War. In 1981, Israel unilaterally annexed the territory, a move unrecognized internationally until the U.S. backing under Trump in 2019.
Today, the Golan hosts more than 30 Israeli settlements with around 20,000 settlers, alongside about 20,000 Syrians, mostly Druze, according to a BBC report translated by Enab Baladi.
For Israel, the Golan is a strategic vantage point overlooking southern Lebanon, northern Israel, and much of southern Syria. It also supplies one-third of Israel’s water needs and contains fertile volcanic soil for vineyards, orchards, and livestock farming. The area is also home to Israel’s only ski resort.
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