Trump and Jerusalem: much ado about nothing
In practical terms, the US recognises only West Jerusalem as Israel's capital - and does not reject any plan to turn Arab East Jerusalem into the capital of a future Palestinian Arab State
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ONCE again, the mainstream media have reacted with all-too-familiar hysteria to a political move by President Donald Trump, this time to his announcement last week that the United States was reversing 70 years of American policy by officially recognising Jerusalem as Israel's capital and that it would eventually relocate the US Embassy from Tel-Aviv to, well, Israel's capital, Jerusalem.
With Vice-President Mike Pence standing behind his right shoulder, President Trump then signed a proclamation recognising Jerusalem as the capital of the Jewish State.
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