THE GOLAN HEIGHTS ANNEXED BY ISRAEL IN AN ABRUPT MOVE
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JERUSALEM, Dec. 14 -- The contested Golan Heights formally became part of Israel today as Prime Minister Menachem Begin pushed a measure through Parliament to annex the strategic zone along the Syrian border. Officials said the new measure provided that ''the law, jurisdiction and administration of the state shall apply to the Golan Heights.''
The area had been held under military occupation since Israel captured it from Syria in the 1967 war.
Vote Is 63 to 21
The legislation, enacted in Parliament by a vote of 63 to 21, brings about the first change in Israel's frontiers since 1967, when East Jerusalem,and an adjoining part of the West Bank were annexed. The rest of the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Gaza Strip and Sinai have not been annexed, but remain under military government, which implies temporary Israeli control.
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THE GOLAN HEIGHTS ANNEXED BY ISRAEL IN AN ABRUPT MOVE
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