Israel announces plan to double Golan Heights population, drawing condemnation from Syria

said on Sunday that it intends to double the population of the contested area of the Golan Heights in the coming years, drawing the ire of the Syrian government.

"I would like to be clear: after many static years regarding the scope of community life, our goal today is to double the population of the Golan Heights," Bennett said. The Golan Heights are considered occupied territory under international law and UN Security Council resolutions. Israel seized the narrow strip of land from Syria in 1967 during the Six-Day War and annexed the land in 1981. There are approximately 53,000 people living in the Golan Heights, split almost evenly between Israeli settlers and Syrian Druze, as well as a small population of Alawites.

On Sunday, Bennett said that of the 1 billion shekels to be invested in the area,"NIS 500 million is for planning and housing. NIS 162 million is for regional development — tourism, industry, commerce, everything that creates good jobs here. Another NIS 160 million will be for improving the quality of life — transportation, medical care and other aspects of life.

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