BBC New community in Golan be named after Trump

CONTEXT:

  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a new community in the Golan Heights would be named after US President Donald Trump.
  • Israel has also stated it intends to name a proposed train station near Jerusalem’s Western Wall after him.
  • Israel captured the Golan from Syria in a 1967 war and annexed it, in a move not recognized internationally.
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