liebermann has this story from jerusalem. >> reporter: president domd trump upended decades of u.s. policy and not for the first time. in recognizing israeli sovereignty in the golan heights. israel seized the golan heights from syria in the 1967 6-day war and it's been considered occupied territory ever since. israel annexed it a decade later, a move no country had recognized until now. the move comes just a few weeks before plm benjamin netanyahu faces a tough re-election campaign and the u.s. is certain to give him a boost. no one, not trump, not u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo, made mention of the election but it seems clear the trump administration is openly caping for netanyahu. earlier today pompeo visited the western wall in the old city of jerusalem with netanyahu. when trump visit aid couple years ago, when vierntd mike pence visited, that was done alone because of the sensitivity of the site between israelis and