How can you answer a question on international law, or any law, with “legalities aside”? Biden admin showing you they’re identical to Trump’s. Israel has been illegally occupying the Syrian Golan Heights since 1967. This is in violation of intl law & UNSC resolutions 242 and 497.
The US has a permanent seat on the UN Security Council. It didn't use its veto power for those resolutions– as a matter of fact both resolutions were passed unanimously by all 15 members on the council at the time. The US is a party to those agreements and must abide by them.
israel stakes its claim as a legitimate state on the fact that it is a member state of the United Nations– while flagrantly violating any UN resolutions that concern its behaviour. What a great deal.
But none of that is new. We've known that for decades. What's interesting here is how Blinken sounds identical to Pompeo and every Sec of State before them. Will the people who called the new admin "the lesser of two evils" ever admit to that? No because they're dunces and hacks.
"We think israel should annex Syrian land because we don't like who's in charge there" is an amazing admission to make on live television but of course people are taught to internalize American and israeli supremacy, so that others don't appear human or equal to them.
And in case this wasn't blindingly obvious: Assad wasn't the president, nor was his father when israel stole the Golan Heights in 1967. This is just a bullshit excuse to squeeze Syria and push for regime change, just like they are occupying and stealing the oil in the North East.
In case you are wondering what makes the Golan Heights special: water, snow, oil, its strategic location, an incredible vantage point overlooking the Sea of Galilee. They will come up with every reason under the sun to justify their illegal occupation and theft of Syria's land. 
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