> Where is the outrage over, say, Israel's annexation of the Golan Heights? ... how is the Golan Heights different? There is broad based support for the idea

> Where is the outrage over, say, Israel's annexation of the Golan Heights? ... how is the Golan Heights different? There is broad based support for the idea that the Golan is part of Syria as repeatedly asserted by the UN. The problem is that there have been frequent attacks against Israel from the Golan. As long as Israel can believably make the argument that they need to hold that territory to prevent attacks then they will be able to occupy it and make use of the considerable resources there, especially the water. This is very unlike the situation in the Ukraine where the only attacks have been faked by Russia.