israel has confused the russians who ask what are their intentions;

UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) - Russia is recording contradictory statements from Israel regarding the status of the Golan Heights and does not understand what part of this territory Israel considers its integral part, Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia said.

"We hear conflicting messages coming from Israel … Israeli ambassador sent a letter saying that these are temporary decisions, given the vacuum, which occurred there. And then [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu at the press conference said about the Golan Heights as an integral part of Israel. But now we don't know what part of Golan Heights he considers to be an integral part of Israel, with them violating the buffer zone," Nebenzia told reporters.

On Sunday, Netanyahu said the agreement reached shortly after the 1973 Yom Kippur War (also known as the Ramadan War) was no longer valid because the Syrian forces had left their positions. Netanyahu ordered the Israel Defense Forces to "temporarily" take over a buffer zone in the Golan Heights.........more........