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Bad idea. The Shrike Send a noteboard - 07/12/2017 01:36:12 PM

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I know a lot of EU and UN'ers are freaking out, but moving the US embassy to the capital of Israel doesn't seem like a big deal.

Thoughts?


First - I support a two state solution as the beginning of the end of the problem of the Palestinians lacking a state. Secondly, the Palestinians want East Jerusalem to be their capital. I am not sure how having a divided city will benefit anyone though.

Either way, when one side wants something, and you are both in the midst of negotiations, then it's a bad idea to increase the contention between the two parties.

The law itself about moving the Embassy to Jerusalem was passed in 1995. But every President since then - Clinton, Bush, and Obama, have deferred the move. Until now. Trump is doing this for his base - evangelicals mainly. Otherwise it serves no true purpose. Yes, Israel states Jerusalem is its capital. Fine. But we don't need to recognize it. And I worry that this will just cause even more tensions in the region.

Definitely a bad idea. I think the costs outweigh the benefits. I wonder if Trump's team did a cost-benefit analysis. I'd be curious to see how they weighed the variables.

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Jerusalem - good idea or bad idea? - 07/12/2017 02:04:46 AM 695 Views
I think at some point people need to tell Palestine they lost the war. *NM* - 07/12/2017 11:20:55 AM 215 Views
Seems like a very reasonable thing to do! *NM* - 07/12/2017 02:54:21 PM 214 Views
Bad idea. - 07/12/2017 01:36:12 PM 463 Views
There are no costs, though. - 07/12/2017 02:20:28 PM 429 Views
Are we any closer to that peace than we were in 1948? - 07/12/2017 02:54:43 PM 442 Views
Great idea. - 07/12/2017 02:18:11 PM 487 Views
well... - 07/12/2017 04:24:12 PM 487 Views
I'm actually more impressed... - 07/12/2017 05:55:51 PM 435 Views
Very good point - promise made, promise kept - 08/12/2017 04:22:47 AM 424 Views
Politicians actually deliver on many of their promises - 08/12/2017 06:37:10 AM 550 Views
It depends. You could even say both. - 07/12/2017 07:39:19 PM 471 Views
Trump is the perfect person to do this - 08/12/2017 02:35:54 PM 463 Views
Yes. Others would give a damn about the consequences. - 08/12/2017 07:25:04 PM 434 Views

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