The main difference between them is that Israel controls the Golan Heights and has assimilated the region into effectively being part of Israel proper, in the case of Ukraine, Russia doesn't even control the entirety of 3/4 of the regions they're planning to annex, and barely have full control of the Luhansk region. WASHINGTON (JTA) — Official U.S. maps now include the Golan Heights as part of Israel.. Jason Greenblatt, the top White House Middle East peace negotiator, posted a map Tuesday on his Twitter feed. In 1967, Israel captured 70 percent of the Syrian Golan Heights and has occupied it ever since. In 1974, a UN observer force was created to maintain a ceasefire between Israel and Syria. In 1981 Q7wH.

is golan heights part of israel