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Guatemala became the third nation to recognize the City of David as a national heritage site, following the US and Argentina

By Ze'ev Orenstein Fox News

Published July 29, 2026 7:00am EDT

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Growing international recognition for the City of David

U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee introduced Guatemala at the City of David, declaring that "just as the U.S. has discovered that we have roots here, so Guatemala has discovered." (Credit: Barak Meir Xmedia & City of David Archives.)

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When considering the sites upon which the foundations of the United States were established, Plymouth Rock, Valley Forge and Independence Hall come to mind. Yet America's Founding Fathers looked far beyond them for the inspiration to build a nation.

In October 2020, the United States formally recognized the City of David — the historic site of biblical Jerusalem — as a heritage site. Not as a Jewish heritage site, nor as an Israeli one, but as an American heritage site.

Why would the United States recognize a site more than six thousand miles beyond its borders as part of its own national heritage? Why, in 2025, would Argentina's President Javier Milei do the same, calling the City of David a source of inspiration for his republic? And why, this past week, would Guatemala become the third nation to do so?

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Overview of the excavation site in the City of David National Park in Jerusalem. (Israel........

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