Donald Trump Israel Jerusalem

US embassies on high alert worldwide as Pres. Trump mulls recognizing Jerusalem as official capital of Israel…….


 

Recognize it already, you can’t worry about a Middle East that is always at a peak of perpetual outrage.

 

 

‘This is playing with fire’: US embassies on high alert worldwide as officials warn of ‘catastrophic consequences’ if Trump recognizes Jerusalem as the official capital of Israel

 

  • US embassies around the world are on heightened alert over potential violence as President Trump mulls whether to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
  • The possibility that Trump may recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital has stirred opposition from American diplomats and foreign officials
  • Such a move could spark violence because of the sensitivity of the Jerusalem site known to Jews as the Temple Mount and to Muslims as Haram al-Sharif 
  • A senior US official told Reuters last week that Trump was likely to make the announcement on Jerusalem’s being Israel’s capital on Wednesday 

 

American embassies around the world are on heightened alert this week over potential violence as President Donald Trump mulls whether to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, it was reported on Monday.

 

The possibility that Trump may recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital has stirred opposition from American diplomats and foreign officials.

 

Such a decision, which US officials have said has not been finalized, would violate decades of US policy not to take a stance on the fate of Jerusalem on the grounds that this was an issue Israelis and Palestinians should negotiate and decide.

 

If Trump made such a move, it could spark demonstrations or violence by Palestinians or by Muslims around the world, in part because of the sensitivity of the Jerusalem site known to Jews as the Temple Mount and to Muslims as Haram al-Sharif.

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