The Trump name is now the namesake of a tiny Israeli settlement.
Published 6:35 PM EDT Jun 16, 2019
The settlement isn't exactly new. Currently known as Bruchim, it is over 30 years old and has a population of 10 people. But during a visit to Washington by Netanyahu in March, just weeks before Israeli elections, Trump signed an executive order recognizing the strategic mountainous plateau as Israeli territory. The decision, the latest in a series of diplomatic moves benefiting Israel, was widely applauded in Israel.
According to Israeli figures, almost 50,000 people live in the Golan, including about 22,000 Jewish Israelis and nearly 25,000 Arab Druze residents. "We hope it will benefit the Golan Heights," she said, standing outside her bungalow on one of Bruchim's few streets. She said the revitalization of the settlement will mean"more security" for residents from any possible return of the Golan Heights to Syria as part of a future peace treaty.
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