Jerusalem: Israel’s Transportation Minister
Yisrael Katz on Wednesday announced that a train station set to be built adjacent
to Jerusalem’s Western Wall and will be named after United States President
Donald Trump.
The
Jerusalem Post quoted the Israeli minister as saying, “The Western Wall is the
holiest place for the Jewish people, and I decided to name the train station
that leads to it after President Trump, following his historic and brave
decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Israel.”
Katz
said the decision was taken to honour President Trump’s decision to consider
Jerusalem as the Israeli capital.
The
station will be build as part of an extension of Jerusalem’s highspeed rail,
which will soon reach the Western Wall.
Earlier
in May, Trump became the first U.S. President to visit the wall, which is
considered one of the holiest sites in Judaism, during his trip to Israel.
On
Monday, a deputy minister had said that Israel is in touch with “at least ten
countries” over the possible transfer of their embassies to Jerusalem.
Hotovely’s
statement comes a day after Guatemala said it would move its embassy to the
city. The move was called “shameful” by Palestinian officials.
Earlier
on December 19, the United States vetoed a United Nations Security Council
(UNSC) resolution, calling for the withdrawal of President Donald Trump’s
recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
The
U.S. was the sole dissenting vote.
The
move comes after Trump unilaterally recognised Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
and has prompted international criticism and sparked protests across the
world.
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