Posted on 05/01/2019 4:42:54 PM PDT by SJackson
A top Israeli official says that the country will officially name a train station in Jerusalem after President Trump
next week during the country's annual Independence Day celebrations.
Acting Foreign Affairs Minister Israel Katz, who also serves as transportation minister, tweeted Tuesday that the station located near the city's historic Western Wall and Temple Mount would be "named after @realDonaldTrump."
"Here, in the Old City of Jerusalem, we will build the Western Wall & Temple Mount train station," Katz wrote. "It will be named after @realDonaldTrump, who made history and recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The official announcement will take place on Israel's Independence Day."
The Israeli government first announced plans in late 2017 for a train station to be named after Trump, a move that spurred scrutiny in Israel.
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Trump has maintained a close relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
and broke with previous U.S. administrations to recognize Jerusalem as the country's official capital in late 2017.
The U.S. followed Trump's declaration by announcing plans to move the U.S. Embassy, historically in Tel Aviv, to the country's newly recognized capital.
Israel's Independence Day marks the declaration of the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948 by David Ben-Gurion, who would go on to become the country's prime minister.
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nice, especially given the KEY location!
Israel Katz. That sounds like a good name for a Yiddish rock band.
It will be named after @realDonaldTrump
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I hope not, I hope it respectfully named, something like President Trump Station.
Another very nice honor!
Time for New York City to rename Grand Central Station...
... to Trump Central Station. ;-)
Awespme! The Trump Train =)
Uh, no. Just no.
The @ sign is hard to pronounce in Hebrew.
I’m no expert on Israeli culture but I agree - something like “President Trump Station.”
New Orleans has a “General DeGaulle Blvd” and a short street named after JPII.
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“Stop Trump” will take on a new meaning.
President Trump, leading the way to the Beis HaMikdash.
the country will officially name a train station in JerUSAlem after President Trump next week during the country's annual Independence Day celebrations.
Israel @ 71, that would be Jonah [יונה]:
>>>You are Jonah. The real you, for “Jonah”—in Kabbalistic parlance—is another name for the soul. Hence, the story of Jonah is the story of a soul’s journey here on earth.<<<
The short Book of Jonah is the life story, the "You" essay.
Jonah = "dove" = Columbia, the personification of the "You essay".
The Israeli papers have had a lot of articles recently about the growing gap between Israelis and the Diaspora. Can’t imagine this will help much, but I love it.
Am Israel Chai
America F Yeah
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