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The Knesset passed the Golan Heights Law, extending Israeli "laws, jurisdiction and administration" to the Golan Heights, effectively annexing the territory internationally recognized as part of Syria.
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1981 de facto annexation of the Golan Heights by Israel
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Syrian territory occupied by Israel since 1967
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Annexation
Concept in political science
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