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US envoy clarifies Golan Heights comments after contradicting Trump

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Tom Barrack, President Trump’s U.S. ambassador to Turkey and special envoy for Syria and Iraq, Sunday walked back comments he made last week suggesting that Israel "still" occupies the Golan Heights in violation of United Nations resolutions, which contradict the president's position.

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7 articles, oldest first.

  1. Legal Insurrection

    U.S. Special Envoy Tom Barrack Contradicts Trump Policy, Claims Israel ‘Occupies’ Golan Heights (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    Israel's Defense Minister Katz: Barrack's comment "is full of inaccuracies and positions that contradict the position of U.S. President Trump himself regarding the Golan Heights." The post U.S. Special Envoy Tom Barrack Contradicts Trump Policy, Claims Israel ‘Occupies’ Golan Heights first appeared …

  2. WTOP Washington DC

    A US envoy walks back his comments on Golan Heights that contradicted Trump’s position (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    BEIRUT (AP) — The U.S. special envoy to Syria and ambassador to Turkey on Sunday walked back his comments from…

  3. Triblive

    A U.S. envoy walks back his comments on Golan Heights that contradicted Trump’s position (opens Triblive)

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    BEIRUT — The U.S. special envoy to Syria and ambassador to Turkey on Sunday walked back his comments from two days ago that Israel “still” occupies the Golan Heights in violation of U.N. resolutions, remarks that went against U.S. President Donald Trump ‘s position on the disputed territory.

  4. Philadelphia Inquirer

    A US envoy clarifies his comments on Golan Heights that contradicted Trump's position (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    The U.S. special envoy to Syria and ambassador to Turkey has clarified his comments on Israel's occupation of the Golan Heights

  5. PBS NewsHour

    U.S. ambassador clarifies comments on Golan Heights that contradicted Trump's position (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    The U.S. special envoy to Syria and ambassador to Turkey has clarified his comments on Israel's occupation of the Golan Heights. Ambassador

  6. The Hill

    US envoy clarifies Golan Heights comments after contradicting Trump (opens The Hill)

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    Tom Barrack, President Trump’s U.S. ambassador to Turkey and special envoy for Syria and Iraq, Sunday walked back comments he made last week suggesting that Israel "still" occupies the Golan Heights in violation of United Nations resolutions, which contradict the president's position.

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