This move was condemned by the United Nations Security Council in UN Resolution 497, which stated that "the Israeli decision to impose its laws, jurisdiction and administration in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights is null and void and without international legal effect."
Besættelsen blev fordømt af De Forenede Nationers Sikkerhedsråd i FN's resolution 497, hvori det hedder, at "den israelske beslutning om at pålægge dens love, jurisdiktion og administration i de besatte syriske Golan Heights er ugyldig og uden international retsvirkning.