An Israeli policy paper that calls for international recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights was presented at a Tel Aviv conference on Wednesday.
The 88-page document, titled "Observations on the national strategy for the Golan Heights" was written by Zvi Hauser, a former cabinet secretary under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Itzik Tsarfati, a former attorney and chairman of the Coalition for the Israeli Golan, both members of the Kohelet Policy Forum.
The policy paper argues that for the first time in 50 years, "Israel has an opportunity to receive recognition of its sovereignty over the Golan as a consequence of the war in Syria.
"Israel must aspire toward international recognition that the 1967 borders are no longer sacrosanct and of the need to change the border in accordance with the current reality on the ground," the document states.
In the paper, Hauser and Tsarfati maintain that Israel must initiate a process, led by the U.S. government, aimed at reconciling the expectations with the international community, regarding the 1967 borders.
