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Hope for Israeli settlement named after Donald Trump

During his first term, Trump became the first and only foreign leader to recognise Israel’s control of the Golan, which it seized from Syria in the 1967 Mideast war. Israel thanked him by rebranding this outpost after him

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Trump Heights was inaugurated in 2019, but only a couple of dozen families live here now. Pic/AFP

Trump Heights was inaugurated in 2019, but only a couple of dozen families live here now. Pic/AFP

Israeli residents of “Trump Heights” are welcoming the election of their namesake, hoping Donald Trump’s return to the U.S. presidency will breathe new life into this tiny, remote settlement in the central Golan Heights.

During his first term, Trump became the first and only foreign leader to recognise Israel’s control of the Golan, which it seized from Syria in the 1967 Mideast war. Israel thanked him by rebranding this outpost after him.

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