Jerusalem Mayor: Israel ‘Will Seriously Consider’ Naming Western Wall Train Station After Trump

‘We would like to recognize President Trump, and commend him and thank him for what he has done’

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Jerusalem Mayor: Israel ‘Will Seriously Consider’ Naming Western Wall Train Station After Trump (The Washington Free Beacon)

Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat said Friday that the Israeli government "will seriously consider" naming a train station near the Western Wall after President Donald Trump.

Barkat said on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" that Israel wants to thank Trump for officially recognizingJerusalem as the capital of Israel in December. Trump at the time called his decision an "overdue step" for peace efforts between the Jewish state and the Palestinians, and also announced that he began making preparations to move the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

Daily Beast political editor Sam Stein noted on Friday that news reports from late December said that Israel would name a new train station near the Western Wall after Trump. Barkat indicated that the idea may very well come to fruition, but added that it is still too early in the planning process to say for sure.

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