Israeli soccer club wants to add ‘Trump’ to team name

The Associated Press

7 years ago

Hen Ezra, left, and Idan Vered of Beitar Jerusalem celebrate their goal against Vasas during the Europa League first qualifying round second leg soccer match between Vasas and Beitar Jerusalem at the Szusza Ferenc Stadium in Budapest, Hungary, Thursday, July 6, 2017. (Balazs Czagany/MTI via AP)

Flowers decorated as an American flag are seen on a road leading to the US Embassy compound ahead the official opening in Jerusalem, Sunday, May 13, 2018. On Monday, the United States moves its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, the holy city at the explosive core of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and claimed by both sides as a capital. The inauguration comes five months after President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

JERUSALEM — Israeli soccer club Beitar Jerusalem says it wants to add “Trump” to the team’s name.

The club’s social media accounts say the team “from now on will be called ‘Beitar Trump Jerusalem.’”

The proposal by the club’s leadership was announced Sunday, one day ahead of a new U.S. Embassy being inaugurated in Jerusalem.

U.S. President Donald Trump made a campaign promise to relocate the embassy from Tel Aviv. Palestinians also claim east Jerusalem as their future capital city.

The soccer club says “President Trump has shown courage, and true love of the Israeli people and their capital.”

Beitar is second in the Israeli league with one game left, and has qualified for next season’s Europa League.