,,iv  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #gfh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,june #g1 #bjaf ,mr4  
,lamborn submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign  
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,recogniz+ !    
s5se ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t x is 
9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates national security     
int]e/ = ,israel to ma9ta9 control ( !  
,golan ,heights4  ,:]eas 9 ex]cis+ its  
"r ( self-def5se dur+ ! ,six ,day ,w> 9 
#aifg1 ,israel seiz$ f ,syria ! ,golan  
,heights1 a /rategically important      
plateau ov]look+ nor!a/]n ,israel2      
,:]eas mod]n ,syria1 born 9 #aidf1 has  
desc5d$ into brutal civil w>1 )         
,presid5t ,ba%> al-,assad n[ controll+  
less ?an #be p]c5t ( ! c\ntry2 ,:]eas   
despite rec5t advances by ,syrian       
gov]nm5t troops1 ! ,islamic ,/ate & o!r 
,sunni ,islami/s cont9ue to control mu* 
( ! t]ritory ,presid5t ,assad once      
gov]n$2 ,:]eas s9ce ! beg9n+ ( ! ,syrian
 conflict 9 #bjaa1 ! viol5ce has tak5 ! 
lives ( hundr$s ( ?\s&s2 ,:]eas ov] "o  

million p h be5 w\nd$2 ,:]eas m ?an #e  
million refugees h fl$ ,syria to        
neighbor+ c\ntries & to ,europe1 &      
millions m h become int]nally displac$  
p]sons2 ,:]eas accord+ to ! ,unit$      
,nations ,(fice = ! ,coord9ation (      
,humanit>ian ,affairs1 m ?an #ac4e      
million ,syrians are 9 ne$ ( humanit>ian
 assi/ance2 ,:]eas ! w>r+ p>ties h      
comp\nd$ ! problem by refus+ humanit>ian
 ag5cies access to civilians 9 ne$2     
,:]eas a function+ nation-/ate is f> f  
be+ con/ruct$ out ( ! curr5tly w>r+     
,alawite1 ,%ia1 ,sunni1 ,kurd1 & ,druze 
factions2 ,:]eas until ! ,six ,day ,w> 9
 #aifg1 ,syria us$ a heavily =tifi$     
,golan z a plat=m to fire at ,israeli   
villages bel[2 ,:]eas ,damascus also    
p]mitt$ ! ,pale/9ian ,lib]ation         
,organization to use ! ,golan z a /ag+  
gr\nd = t]rorism2 ,:]eas 9 ! imm$iate   
aft]ma? ( ! ,six ,day ,w>1 ,israel (f]$ 
to negotiate ! /atus ( all ! t]ritories 
x _h seiz$1 & ,syria1 along ) ,israel's 
o!r ,arab neighbors1 r\ndly reject$ !   

(f]2 ,:]eas1 9 #aigc1 ,arab nations     
laun*$ ! ,yom ,kippur w> 9 an attempt to
 retake ! t]ritory 7includ+ ! ,s9ai &   
,golan ,heights71 to :i* ,u4,s4 milit>y 
assi/ance 0 critical 9 assi/+ ,israel 9 
repell+4 ,x also caus$ trem5d\s t5sion  
betwe5 ! ,u4,s4 & ! ,,ussr1 & ?reat5$ a 
l>g] pot5tial conflict2 ,:]eas s9ce     
#aiib1 f\r ,israeli prime m9i/]s h s\ght
 to a*ieve peace ) ,syria3 all          
initiatives h fail$2 ,:]eas s9ce be+ "u 
,israeli control1 ! ,golan has become a 
?riv+ site ( agriculture1 indu/ry1 &    
t\rism2 ,:]eas ! ,golan is home to      
approximately #bj1jjj ,jewi% ,israelis1 
z well z #bj1jjj ,druze1 :o speak       
,arabic & practice _! own di/9ctive     
religion freely "u ,israeli control2    
,:]eas ! peace & security ( ,israel is 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates national security      
int]e/2 ,:]eas ! region has be5 /able & 
! attacks aga9/ ,israel h significantly 
decreas$ s9ce ,israel has controll$ !   
,golan2 ,:]eas ! ,golan ,heights mu/ n  
come "u ! control ( ,islamic ,/ate      

jihadi/s1 ,hezbollah or o!r t]rori/     
gr\ps2 ,:]eas ,israel has a legitimate  
t]ritorial claim to ! ,golan ,heights1 &
 ,israeli law has appli$ to ! ,golan =  
almo/ #ce ye>s2 ,:]eas ,israel has      
ex]cis$ its au?ority 9 a mann] t suits  
all ! resid5ts ( ! t]ritory2 & ,:]eas   
int]national law favors /ability1 ord]1 
& peace3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t x is !    
s5se ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t x is 
9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates national security     
int]e/ = ,israel to ma9ta9 control ( !  
,golan ,heights4