Will Inboden, Foreign Policy: Will the U.S. Embassy’s Move to Jerusalem Matter?
Israel currently sits athwart two countervailing strategic trends.
The White House’s announcement today that the United States will be recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and potentially moving the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem is commanding headlines and provoking consternation from some Middle Eastern leaders (for a balanced articulation of the many nuances and ramifications of this issue, see this insightful assessment by Dennis Ross and David Makovsky). As newsworthy as the Jerusalem announcement may be, will it be strategically significant, either in the immediate or long term?
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WNU Editor: Every commentary and analysis that I have read today paints a picture of doom and gloom on President Trump's decision to call Jerusalem the capital of Israel .... with the exception of this commentator who believes that there is a silver lining to this announcement .... Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital has a silver lining (Haroon Moghul, NBC). As to what is my take .... the Middle East is undergoing enormous changes right now, moving one's embassy to Jerusalem pales when compared to the destructive wars that have gripped/are gripping/and will be gripping the region. But it will impact future Israeli - Palestinian peace talks ... peace talks that (unfortunately) have been going nowhere for years. And what will be that impact? A realization that both sides are even more farther apart in finding common ground on what to do with Jerusalem.
Commentaries And Analysis On President Trump's Decision To Recognize Jerusalem As Israel's Capital
Trump decision on Jerusalem could have deep repercussions -- Josef Federman, AP
For Abbas, come hell or intifada, Jerusalem is the hill to die on -- Avi Issacharoff, Times Of Israel
Trump move on Jerusalem highlights Arab divisions -- Zeina Karam, Associated Press
How will Trump's Jerusalem decision impact peace talks? -- CBS
Trump’s Jerusalem plan undermines U.S. interests and credibility, analysts say -- Saphora Smith, NBC
Jerusalem Trump: US recognition 'kiss of death' for peace process -- BBC
Donald Trump’s Jerusalem statement is an act of diplomatic arson -- Jonathan Freedland, The Guardian
Why is Trump recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel? -- Debbie Lord, AJC.com
Trump's Jerusalem decision promises upheaval -- Stephen Collinson, CNN
Donald Trump to plunge Middle East into 'fire with no end' with Jerusalem speech -- Patrick Wintour, The Guardian
Trump’s plan to declare Jerusalem the capital of Israel will derail decades of US diplomacy -- Sarah Wildman, VOX
‘Declaration of war’: Trump’s Jerusalem decision lights Middle East powder keg -- RT
How moving the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem could threaten peace prospects -- PBS
Why would moving the US embassy to Jerusalem be so contentious? -- Ian Black, The Guardian
6 comments:
Its easy, No one would bomb the place where Jesus was born.
It s a big nothing burger.
The usual protests today or tomorrow.
Next week no one will remember.
In one monrh, Saudia Arabia will announce their support.
Jesus was born in bethlehem
For better or worse, no part of this agreement would preclude the "Palestinians" from having east Jerusalem as their capital. The "Palestinians" are not serious about negotiations and never were.
I've explained numerous times how we might be able to provide incentive for the Palestinians to negotiate in good faith. Start out by cutting off all aid to the Palestinians or, at the very least, make their aid highly conditional like the aid Israel gets. This will place the parties on more equal footing. As of right now, the "Palestinians" have no reason to negotiate in good faith and don't really want to. Once the parties are on more equal footing, their may just be more incentive for the "Palestinians" to negotiate in good faith.
JimBrown,
I think you nailed it. As the editor points out, this pales in comparison to the other things that are going on. Why is this such a huge deal in the media? I think I know why. The media and the US government are generally anti-Israel. As such, anything that might be remotely construed as pro-Israel must be condemned.
Assume the Palestinians are to have their own state. That would mean merging the territories of West Bank and Gaza...but thus far, those two places are at odds with each other, and Gaza, under Hamas control, continues to call for the destruction of Israel. Would you sit at a peace talk table to chat with a potential state that in advance calls for your destruction?
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