From Government advances establishment of ‘Trump Heights’
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a speech before the newly-unveiled sign for the new settlement of 'Ramat Trump,' or 'Trump Heights' in English, named after the US President during an official ceremony in the Golan Heights on June 16, 2019. (Jalaa MAREY/AFP)
Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked signs off on a key step toward establishing the new community of Trump Heights, which is named in honor of the former US president.
Accepting the recommendation of her ministry’s director-general and the Upper Galilee Geographic Committee, Shaked approves the establishment of a committee that will act as as a municipal authority for the new settlement, located in the Golan Heights.
Among other things, the committee will lay down the territorial boundaries of Trump Heights, which is expected to cover an area of 276 acres.
While a sign declaring the new community was unveiled by then-prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu until 2019, no other advancements were made since then to establish the town.
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