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WASHINGTON 鈥?President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation recognizing Israel sovereignty over the Golan Heights.The document reverses more than a half-century of U.S. policy as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the White House.Trump had previewed the move in a tweet last week that it was time for the U.S. to take the step after 52 years of Israeli control of the strategic highlands on the border with Syria.Netanyahu has pressed for such recognition for months. Trump action gives him a political boost just weeks before what expected to be a close Israeli election.Israel captured the Golan from Syria in the 1967 Mideast war but its sovereignty over the territory is not reco stanley cup gnized by the international community.READ MORE: Israel mobilizes after Gaza rocket attack, escalation looms Related Israel mobilizes after Gaza rocket attack, escalation looms By Aron Heller, Associated Press stanley cup Citing Gaza attack, Israel Netanyahu to leave U.S. stanley cup early By Associated Press Trump Golan statement draws strong regional condemnation By Albert Aji, Associa Cfte WATCH: Jury deliberates in trial of Kim Potter, former officer who killed Daunte Wright 鈥?Day 10
ARLINGTON, Va. AP 鈥?President聽Joe Biden聽and first lady Jill Biden helped pack presents for children and encouraged holiday cheer as the White House marked the 75th anniversary of Toys for Tots at an event hosted by the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve.Watch the event in the player above.The event at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall in northern Virginia is part of Jill Biden Joining Forces initiative, which offers support and resources to families of military members and ve af1 terans, as well as their caregivers and survivors. Helping the first couple sort through presents were spouses of Pentagon leaders and local children of servicemembers. Military kids like you give our country so much, Jill Biden said, after a young child read salomon a passage from the Dr. Seuss classic How the Grinch Stole Christmas. She added: You support your parents through moves and deployments and you sometimes help take care of the family members who came home with maybe illnesses or injuries. And you help out neighbors when they need it, just like youre going to do today. Through the聽U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program, Marines and volunteers have sent out 627 million toys to more than 281 million children since 1947, according to the White House. J stanley cup oe Biden noted that last year, the initiative collected 22 million toys for 8 million children, giving Santa a run for his money. But unlike Santa, you don ;t wear big red suits, you don ;t travel the world in just one night. Inst