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Why is Donald Trump’s Decision to Recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital a Controversial Move?

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Just when we start thinking, things couldn’t get any worse, Mr. Trump proves us wrong. It’s as if he’s deliberately trying to fuel unrest in the Muslim world. My question is, haven’t we had enough? Muslims have suffered profuse amounts of losses at the hands of terrorism already. I fail to understand why the Trump administration is against Muslims.

Knowing Jerusalem is not a demarcated territory, it is common sense that the move of the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem is bound to cause a rampant upheaval, not only by Palestine but also the Arab world because the move would imply that the US officially recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

Source: Jewish News

A law was passed by the US Congress to move the capital to Jerusalem in 1995 but was declined by the previous administrations i.e. Clinton, Bush and Obama in the name of national security interests. This move will not only jeopardize and veto 70 years of international efforts to attain peace between Israel and Palestine but also trigger inhumane ripple effects throughout the Muslim world.

Source: InterAksyon

Palestinians have taken offense to this announcement and have turned to other world leaders such as the Russian president Vladimir Putin and the king of Jordan King Abdullah to pressurize the US president to revoke his decision. None of the other countries have their embassies in Jerusalem; they are all in Tel Aviv for obvious reasons. To take such an action knowing its repercussions is a very provocative act and a misjudgment on the part of the current US president.

This portrayal of indiscretion towards the Muslim world is preposterous and a new low for Mr. Trump. This endeavor seems to have an underlying ulterior motive, whatever that may be, steps need to be taken to circumvent any move that may threaten world peace.

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