Arts center in Golan Heights to be named for fmr. US ambassador David Friedman

The arts center is being named after Friedman to signify the importance of the Trump administration's recognition of the Golan Heights as Israeli territory.

Israeli soldiers look towards Syria across the border from Mount Bental before a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights November 19, 2020.

(photo credit: PATRICK SEMANSKY/POOL VIA REUTERS)

ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022 14:23

Updated: SEPTEMBER 19, 2022 15:22

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