Trump Heights
Ramat Trump
רמת טראמפ | |
|---|---|
 The sign at the entrance to the village | |
  Ramat Trump | |
| Coordinates: 33°7′57″N 35°41′26″E / 33.13250°N 35.69056°E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Northern District |
| Regional Council | Golan Regional Council |
| Elevation | 670 m (2,200 ft) |
| Population | 0 |
Ramat Trump (Hebrew: רמת טראמפ, English for Trump Heights) is a planned village in the Golan Heights in northeastern Israel. It is named after and in honor of the 45th President of the United States, Donald Trump.[1][2][3][4] Its elevation is 670 m (2,198.16 ft).
When the United States under President Donald Trump, officially recognized the Golan Heights as a part of Israel, as well as all of Jerusalem as the capital city of Israel, the Israeli government under the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, honored Donald Trump, by founding the village with a small ceremony in 2019.
Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights are widely regarded as illegal (against the law) under international law, but the Israeli government rejects this. Israel captured the Golan Heights from Syria in the Six Day War of 1967. Then they annexed it as a part of Israel in 1981.[5][6]
The village will be under the jurisdiction of the Golan Regional Council. This is in the Northern District.[7] It is the first community in Israel and Israeli-occupied territories named after a sitting American president since Kfar Truman, which was named in honor of President Harry Truman, who supported the establishment of the State of Israel.[8][9]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Keinon, Herb (17 June 2019). "Trump thanks Netanyahu as sign for 'Trump Heights' goes up on Golan". The Jerusalem Post.
- ↑ "Israel unveils 'Trump Heights' in Golan". BBC News. 16 June 2019.
- ↑ Aleem, Zeeshan (16 June 2019). "Benjamin Netanyahu just unveiled Israel's newest town: "Trump Heights"". Vox.
- ↑ EDT, Jason Lemon (16 June 2019). "Israel officially renames Golan Heights settlement after President Donald Trump". Newsweek.
- ↑ "The Geneva Convention". BBC. 10 December 2009.
- ↑ Zion, Ilan Ben (16 June 2019). "Israel moves to name Golan settlement after Trump". Associated Press. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ↑ Oster, Marcy (16 June 2019). "Sign unveiled for Trump Heights community in the Golan Heights". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ↑ Hjelmgaard, Kim (16 September 2019). "Israel settlements: Donald Trump proves he's the 'King of Israel'". USA Today. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ↑ Liphshiz, Cnaan (8 November 2019). "Israel's Trump Heights gets its first inhabitants". The Times of Israel. Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved 12 February 2022.