Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he wants to name a new settlement in the Golan Heights after U.S. President Donald Trump in a show of gratitude for the White House's recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the territory.
On a tour of the Golan Heights, Tuesday, Netanyahu said there was a "need to express our appreciation" to the president and that he would advance "a resolution calling for a new community on the Golan Heights named after President Donald J. Trump."
In a video statement, he said, "All Israelis were deeply moved when President Trump made his historic decision."
He added that, after the Passover holiday, he would "bring to the government a resolution calling for a new community on the Golan Heights named after President Donald J. Trump."
Last month, Trump officially recognized Israeli sovereignty over the territory it captured from Syria in the 1967 Six-Day War.
Israel annexed the mountain plateau in 1981, in a move unrecognized by most of the international community. An estimated 20,000 Israelis live in communities in the Golan Heights, which most of the international community considers illegal.
Israel has said separately that, in appreciation of the U.S. president, it intends to name a proposed train station near Jerusalem's Western Wall after him.
