WATCH: Syrian president suggests Trump give Israel New Jersey instead of Golan Heights

“You don’t own the Golan Heights, but you own New Jersey,” Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa told U.S. President Donald Trump.

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa:

When I visited Trump at the White House, when he said the Golan Heights belongs to Israel, I made the joke, “Why don’t you give New Jersey to the Israelis? You don’t own the Golan Heights to give, but you own New Jersey.”

I believe New Jersey… pic.twitter.com/eJEaN6eqYv

— Clash Report (@clashreport) September 22, 2026

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