Us To Recognise Jerusalem As Israel's Capital In World First

[mikey4444]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-42246564

Every other nation in the world accepts that Tel Aviv is the place for a foreign Embassy. This move by Trump will jeopardise any Middle East peace process, and cause widespread rioting and loss of life. Is there no end to this mans madness ?

[dannyk13]

Trump- the ticking time bomb.

[ToraToraTora]

not sure why this is such a big deal, It's a city in Israel and they want it to be their capital. Not even clear why it's necessary for any world leader to recognise a capital city anyway.

[mikey4444]

Danny....I am waiting for our resident Trumpettes to come to his rescue over this latest move !

[emmie]

can't you call them Trump supporters, Trumpettes sounds like a high school cheerleading band.

[ToraToraTora]

...reel em in!

[ToraToraTora]

surely every nation has the right to pick and choose it's own capital city? Even NK are afforded this.

[naomi24]

Israelis regard Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and this suggestion has been kicking around for a long time. I'm still pondering the whys, wherefores, and implications of it and wondering whether it would be make ... or break.

[naomi24]

TTT, it's a sensitive issue because the Palestinians regard east Jerusalem as their capital in waiting - once a two state solution is formulated and agreed that is. Personally I have my doubts it will ever happen, but that remains to be seen.

[mikey4444]

TTT...Trump doing this will be seen as inflammatory, and the last that this part of the globe needs is more petrol being poured onto the fire.

[ToraToraTora]

very logical, they claim half a city in another country as their capital? right oh! It' like us claiming downtown Sidney as ours!

[mikey4444]

TTT...from that remark you show a complete lack of understanding about the problem. Its got bog all to do with Oz.

[naomi24]

TTT, for them it isn't 'another country'. It's their country. For thousands of years that scrap of land has been Palestine - until the middle of the 20th century when the 'powers that were' decided otherwise and called it Israel. The Palestinians really do have a genuine grievance.

[mikey4444]

For once I support what Naomi is saying (!)

Perhaps you need to study the situation a little more TTT, before making any more daft remarks.

[naomi24]

Emmie, //Trumpettes sounds like a high school cheerleading band.//

hereIam and I have agreed to apply for Britain's Got Talent. ;o)

[dannyk13]

For TTT
http://www.nytimes.com/2000/08/10/opinion/the-truth-about-jewish-and-muslim-claims-to-jerusalem.html

[ToraToraTora]

yes they have a grievance, hiwever my comments are based on the current configuration.

[EDDIE51]

Every day you think Trump can't get any worse and then he just goes out and does it.

[mikey4444]

Eddie...its never-ending. But you would have thought that wiser minds in the White House would have taken him to one side, and said.....please, for Gods sake Donald... don't do this !

Perhaps they have, of course, and he just won't listen.

I wonder what Tillerson thinks about this ?

[emmie]

Naomi will look forward to that.

[jim360]

I am sure I was probably dimly aware that embassies were in Tel Aviv rather than Jerusalem, but to be honest this is essentially the first time I really knew what that meant and that there was any kind of diplomatic row here.

So I have literally nothing to add to this.