Trump signs proclamation recognizing Israel's sovereignty over disputed Golan Heights

U.S. President Donald Trump (L) meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in Washington D.C., the United States, March 25, 2019. Trump on Monday signed a proclamation recognizing Israel's sovereignty over the disputed Golan Heights, territory that Israel seized from Syria in 1967. (Xinhua/Ting Shen)

WASHINGTON, March 25 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday signed a proclamation recognizing Israel's sovereignty over the disputed Golan Heights, territory that Israel seized from Syria in 1967.