Israeli PM Netanyahu pledges to name Golan town after President Trump in a gesture of gratitude

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Tuesday to name a new town in Golan Heights after President Donald Trump in a gesture of gratitude for the United States' recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the region.

The announcement came during Netanyahu's visit, alongside his wife and sons, to the nation's northern region, the Jerusalem Post reported.

"I'm here on the beautiful Golan Heights. All Israelis were deeply moved when President Trump made his historic decision to recognize Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights," the prime minister said. "Therefore, after the Passover holiday, I intend to bring to the government a resolution calling for a new community on the Golan Heights named after President Donald J. Trump."

Last month, Netanyahu traveled to the White House to meet with Trump about the decree to recognize Golan as Israeli territory.

Trump broke from other world powers when he signed the presidential proclamation on March 25.

Israel captured the Golan Heights from Syria during the Six-Day War in June 1967. The brief but bloody conflict is also known as the June War or Third Arab-Israeli War. Israel annexed the area in 1981.

Last week, Jason Greenblatt, the top White House Middle East peace negotiator, introduced an updated international map of Golan on Twitter.

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In December 2017, Trump officially recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital, along with plans to move the embassy to Jerusalem.

Israeli Transportation Minister Israel Katz announced that same month that it would one day name a train station near the Western Wall after Trump.

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Netanyahu shared his announcement in a YouTube video.

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