‘Trump Heights’ a symbol of US shift on Mideast policy

On a dusty plain in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, a golden-lettered sign with Israeli and American flags stands before a rusty wire fence as the gateway to “Trump Heights”. But this is no luxury hotel or golf course set up by the property developer turned president. Instead, it is an Israeli settlement, inaugurated in June 2019 by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a celebration to mark US President Donald Trump’s recognition of the…