NEW YORK TIMES DEC. 6, 2017 "Trump Recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital and Orders U.S. Embassy to Move" By Mark Landler US President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital on Wednesday and announced plans to relocate the US embassy there, upending seven decades of US foreign policy in a move expected to inflame tensions in the region and unsettle the prospects for peace. Trump also signed a waiver officially delaying the move of the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem for six months. But the State Department's security arm is planning for potentially violent protests at US embassies and consulates. The final placement or status of Jerusalem has always been one of the most difficult and delicate question Israeli-Palestinian conflict. For years, US policy has avoided declaring Jerusalem the capital of Israel without an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal, as the Palestinians also have Jerusalem as their capital. It was argued that a unilateral decision would have an unexpected impact internationally and was supposed to be left to negotiations. This was such a big step for Israel because they are obtaining recognition for having authority over Jerusalem, however, making no mention of their long-held hopes for East Jerusalem to be the capital of a Palestinian state. Palestinians and perhaps everyone are still shoked of the break of the "ultimate deal". An embassy move to Jerusalem would be a violation of international law, and a huge setback to peace hopes is taken as the Palestenian's perspective. Moving the embassy risks setting off diplomatic crises with Arab states, which includes protests. There was widespread condemnation from the Arab world after Trump's decision was announced. December 6,2017 was a historical not only for Israel but for the whole Middle East. In my perspective, this event happened because the day will eventually had to come. It is the U.S who is recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital, and perhaps that's leaving the Palestine’s with nothing. It had to be done by someone but because it’s such a sensitive topic everyone kept avoiding it. The president thinks that this is a step closer to peace but it might not be the case. The "ultimate deal" wasn't only broken but there's a very important action that is being taken from this event. The move of the U.S Embassy is a long process and Palestine’s are against it since they believe it breaks international laws. Another reason of why this event happened was because, it’s biblical. his event has its causes and effects will come too. In my perspective I believe that this has to be done. Israel had already had authority over Jerusalem before the Palestines came to steal most of the land for their own use. This is a very controversial topic and I believe there’s so many opposing opinions to this including the action of the delayed move of the U.S embassy to Jerusalem. Yes, it will definitely take more than a year to move it and it might be not that effective but there’s nothing to lose. If it changes the world won’t end. It will just basically change its location not its whole purpose. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/06/world/middleeast/trump-jerusalem-israel-capital.html I will comment on Paulina's and Zulema's blog posts.
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Jenny Lovstrom
1/26/2018 05:27:17 pm
I think that this has a lot of information and was said very well. You explained everything in a way that is understanding. This process seems like it will take a long time before it actually happens and you mentioned that it is because Palestine is against the idea of moving the US Embassy so a question I have is, do you think this process will run smoothly and happen or is there a chance that this event won't happen because of the disagreements?
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Zulema Maldonado
1/27/2018 12:27:33 am
I would've liked to see more of your voice and opinion in this blog post, you're a talented writer and I feel like you didn't incorporate enough of yourself into this. Over all good job, very educational.
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Pablo Toledo
3/14/2018 02:58:36 pm
I can't believe that Jerusalem is still fought for today! It's crazy to see how you can never satisfy both sides. I like how detailed your writing was and I was really informed by your blog post.
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