Israel to Name New Town on Golan After Trump: Netanyahu

Israel to Name New Town on Golan After Trump: Netanyahu
President Trump and Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands in the Oval Office of the White House on March 25, 2019. Michael Reynolds - Pool/Getty Images
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GOLAN HEIGHTS–Israel said on April 23 it would name a new community on the Golan Heights after President Donald Trump as an expression of gratitude for his recognition of its claim of sovereignty over the strategic plateau.

Israel captured the Golan from Syria in a 1967 war and annexed it, in a move not recognized internationally. The United States broke with other world powers last month when Trump signed a decree recognizing Israeli sovereignty there.