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Thursday, June 13, 2019
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, June 13, 2019
New Golan community honoring US president to be called ‘Ramat Trump’
A new planned community in the Golan Heights honoring US President Donald Trump for his recognition of the area as Israeli territory will be called “Ramat Trump.”
The name, one of two reportedly being weighed for the community, literally translates as “Trump Heights.”
A copy of the bill approving the establishment of the community describes Ramat Trump “as an expression of thanks for the American recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and the recognition of Israeli sovereignty on the Golan Heights that President Donald Trump led.”
A spokesperson for the Golan Regional Council says the government will hold a special cabinet meeting at the site of Ramat Trump on Sunday, when the cornerstone of the new community will be laid.
Aerial view of the small village of Kela Alon in the Golan Heights, near the site of a new community to be renamed to honor US President Donald Trump. (Golan Regional Council)
