Israeli Foreign Ministry: 'UN's announcements on Golan ignore reality'

The Israeli foreign ministry reponded to the UN Security Council's announcements regarding Netanyahu's declarations last week in which he said that "Israel will never leave the Golan Heights." "The Security Council's announcement ignores the reality in Syria," the foreign office wrote.

"Who is Israel supposed to negotiate with about the future of the Golan? Islamic State? Al-Qaeda? Hezbollah? The Iranian and Syrian forces which have slaughtered thousands of people? In view of the war raging in Syria and the stability and security of the Golan Heights that Israel has established over nearly 50 years, the suggestion that Israel will leave the Golan Heights unreasonable."