Golan Heights: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Added mention of Colombia becoming the second country to recognize Israel's 1981 annexation of the Golan Heights. Aug 10, 2026
Add new Web site: ABC News - What is the Golan Heights and what does it mean to Israel and Syria? May 23, 2026
Added Top Questions. Jul 02, 2025
Added mention of the planned expansion of Israeli settlements in the area. Dec 17, 2024
Article revised and updated. Dec 10, 2024
Add new Web site: Globalsecurity.org - Golan Heights. Nov 15, 2022
Add new Web site: BBC - Golan Heights profile. Mar 22, 2022
Updated the discussion of the region's status as disputed territory. May 22, 2020
Added mention of the 2008 negotiations over the region and the increasing identification of the Golan Druze with either Israel or Syria. Mar 13, 2019
Corrected display issue. Feb 11, 2019
Media added. Dec 11, 2009
Article revised and updated. Mar 04, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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