Will Trump Heights, the new settlement in the Golan Heights, change its name following the defeat of its namesake in the US presidential elections?
This week's announcement by Finance Minister Israel Katz regarding the use of Trump's name elsewhere may provide a clue: "The new train station at the Western Wall will be named after Donald Trump, the first president to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel."
In the meantime, the settlement is gaining ground. Occupancy of temporary residences has begun and will continue until June.
Twenty-five temporary structures have been built for religious and secular families. The payment includes development fees only, totaling about NIS 200,000 and the price of building the house. Bnei Betkha will first build 99 houses and plans to build hundreds of housing units in the future.
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"Before the coronavirus pandemic, we received about 200 calls a month from people interested in moving to the Golan Heights. Now we receive about 1,500," said Haim Rokach, Head of the Golan Regional Council. "I hope that after the elections, the government will realize the Golan can be transformed, now that people are willing to leave the center of the country."
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