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Trump won't move US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem
Trump won't move US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem
President Trump will walk back a major campaign promise by not relocating the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, according to a report on Wednesday.
An unnamed White House official told Bloomberg that recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital "would not be wise at this time," especially given the work the Trump administration is doing to promote peaceful negotiations between the Palestinian Authority and the Israeli government.
“We’ve been very clear what our position is and what we would like to see done, but we’re not looking to provoke anyone when everyone’s playing really nice," the official said.
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Trump promised in March 2016 that he would move the embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, speaking to a crowd of thousands of supporters at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) conference in Washington.
In January, Trump told a conservative Israeli news outlet, "you know I'm not a person who breaks promises."
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We live in a time in which decent and otherwise sensible people are surrendering too easily to the hectoring of morons or extremists.
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Re: Trump won't move US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem
Moving the embassy would put radicalized Isalmists on steroids.
It would not be prudent "at this time"; it would not be prudent until our intelligence is beefed up, our terror connected illegals are rounded up, and our "boots on the ground" are armored up.
Make no mistake about it: Moving the embassy will provoke a reaction that could make 9-11-01 look like target practice.
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Re: Trump won't move US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem
True, it is a great throw away line on the campaign trail that in reality is a really bad idea.
Like kicking a hornets nest for no tangible gain.
Only a guy who doesn't understand the situation would make such a promise in earnest. Even cooler heads in Israel are saying "You might want to slow down on that".
Of course, since it was trump, one has to consider that it was a promise that he never intended to keep.
We live in a time in which decent and otherwise sensible people are surrendering too easily to the hectoring of morons or extremists.
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Re: Trump won't move US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem
President Trump will walk back a major campaign promise by not relocating the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.
Then..........
In January, Trump told a conservative Israeli news outlet, "you know I'm not a person who breaks promises."
That about sums it up doesn't it, and speaks volumes about his presidency so far.