US Ambassador Breaks With President, Says Israel Is ‘Occupying’ Golan

The Libertarian Institute · Aug 23, 2026

Update: US Ambassador Tom Barrack walked back the remarks he made on Friday. “United States policy on the Golan was set by President Trump in 2019 and is unchanged,” he said in a statement to The Associated Press on Sunday. The US Ambassador to Turkey said the Golan Heights should be returned to Syria. President […]