Trump Heights

Trump Heights (Hebrew: רמת טראמפ‎, Ramat Trump, [ʁaˈmat ˈtʁamp]) is a planned Israeli settlement in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights named after and in honor of the 45th President of the United States, Donald Trump.[1][2][3][4] Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights are widely regarded as illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[5]

Trump Heights

רמת טראמפ‎
The sign at the entrance to the settlement
Trump Heights
Trump Heights
Coordinates: 33°7′57″N 35°41′26″E
DistrictNorthern
CouncilGolan
RegionGolan Heights
Founded2019

It will be under the jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council.

Location

The settlement is expected to be built east of the community of Kela Alon, where the Beruchim community, which was founded in 1991, was located. The area of the settlement of Beruchim was planned for future expansion of the settlement of Kela Alon, and is inhabited by a few residents.

The settlement is very close to the Petroleum Road. This route separates Beruchim / Ramat Trump from East, and Kela Alon to the west of it.

History

In 1991, an Israeli settlement called Brukhim was established on the land of the future Trump Heights. However, it failed to attract many residents.[6]

The government of Israel convened on June 16, 2019, at the planned location in the depopulated settlement of Brukhim, very close to Kela Alon in the north-west of the Golan Heights, and declared the establishment of the new settlement as gratitude to Donald Trump for support for Israel and recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights.

"In appreciation of the work of the 45th President of the United States, President Donald Trump, on behalf of the State of Israel in a wide range of fields and out of gratitude for the American recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and the recognition of Israeli sovereignty on the Golan Heights, It was decided to initiate the establishment of a new community settlement in the Golan Heights called Trump Heights." [7] In the first stage, 110 housing units are planned.

On August 6, 2019, the National Planning and Building Council approved the establishment of the new settlement.[8]

It is the first community in Israel and Israeli-occupied territories named after a sitting American president since Kfar Truman.[9]

As of June 2020, the site remained deserted and all but two letters of the entrance sign had been stolen by vandals.[10]

In July 2020, Israel's government approved funding for Trump Heights settlement.[11]

See also

References
  1. "Trump thanks Netanyahu as sign for 'Trump Heights' goes up on Golan - Israel News - Jerusalem Post". www.jpost.com.
  2. "Israel unveils 'Trump Heights' in Golan". 16 June 2019 – via www.bbc.com.
  3. Aleem, Zeeshan (16 June 2019). "Benjamin Netanyahu just unveiled Israel's newest town: "Trump Heights"". Vox.
  4. EDT, Jason Lemon On 6/16/19 at 4:02 PM (16 June 2019). "Israel officially renames Golan Heights settlement after President Donald Trump". Newsweek.
  5. "The Geneva Convention". BBC. 10 December 2009.
  6. "Trump Heights, Binyamin Netanyahu's tribute to America's president". The Economist. 22 June 2019.
  7. Eric Bander, "רמת טראמפ": היישוב החדש על שם נשיא ארה"ב ברמת הגולן, on Maariv website (In Hebrew), 13 June 2019
  9. @USAmbIsrael (16 June 2019). "A great day on the Golan" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. Ilan Ben Zion (16 June 2020). "One year later, is the Golan's desolate 'Trump Heights' a 'hoax'?". The Forward.
  11. "Israel approves 'Trump Heights' settlement". Deutsche Welle. 14 July 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.