Tuesday, December 05, 2017

Covenant With Many

Trump tells Abbas of plans to move U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem - UPI.com
UPI reports: "President Donald Trump on Tuesday informed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and other Middle Eastern leaders he intends to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, a statement from the Palestine Liberation Organization said. [...] The Trump administration also notified Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Jordanian King Abdullah, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Saudi King Salman of the plan. Senior U.S. officials said Trump plans to officially recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel on Wednesday and delay moving the Embassy for six months, Haaretz reported."

Comment: Stay tuned for the big announcement tomorrow. There are many unanswered questions at this point. Is this part of a negotiating strategy for Trump's "ultimate deal" on Mideast peace? If not, will this end any hopes of a Mideast peace deal under American leadership? Will the Palestinians riot immediately or will they wait until the embassy is moved in six months? How will Iran and the rest of the militant Islamists react to this? 

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