A U.S. envoy clarifies his comments on Golan Heights that contradicted Trump's position
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.
TL;DR
- A U.S. special envoy retracted comments about the Golan Heights.
- The envoy's previous statement said Israel "still" occupies the Golan Heights.
- This contradicted U.N. resolutions and U.S. President Donald Trump's position.
- The clarification occurred on Sunday.