Posted on 01/10/2017 12:53:36 PM PST by Jim Robinson
President-elect Donald Trump's team is moving ahead with plans to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel out of Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, although diplomats and officials are ramping up warnings against the move.
CNN reported speculation in Israel is the U.S. will announce the move May 24, a national holiday in that country. Earlier this month, President Barack Obama renewed a waiver that blocks the move for six months.
Allies have said moving the embassy could ramp up violence.
"It's very dangerous," one European diplomat told CNN. "Chances for the peace process are going very quickly — it's now or never. Violence is always a concern and, at this point, it's probably easy for Palestinians to demonstrate their frustration."
He added the move could also damage the U.S. standing in the peace process.
"If the U.S. changes its policy so dramatically, then it's very easy for others to dismiss their role and leadership in the peace process by saying, 'Well, now the Americans are so closely aligned with Israel, it's hard for us to take them as brokers.'"
The diplomat wants to wait on moving the embassy until a peace deal is in place.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas wrote to Trump saying he opposed the move, and has also written letters to the leaders of Russia, China, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the Arab League.
Al-Jazeera reported, in the letter, Abbas told Trump the move would have a "disastrous impact on the peace process...
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Embassy in The Old City,,,,!?
Too Kool!
Arabs might start running Israelis down with trucks.
There is sure to be some crazies who want to commit violence against President Trump for making this move.
And that’s just from our own State Department!
My thoughts exactly.
Are we talking about the same peace process where Israel has given up land for nothing in return for the last 40 years? The Arabs broke the deal, time to repo everything back.
Bold move!
It will lead to war. Come what may - I pray everybody understands what’s at stake with this decision.
Zechariah 12:2-4
Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem.
3 And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.
4 In that day, saith the Lord, I will smite every horse with astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the people with blindness.
You’re exactly right. There is NO peace process.
I hope and pray that Trump will keep his promise and move our embassy to Jerusalem, because Tel Aviv is not the capital of Israel, it’s Jerusalem.
Anyway, as you said Jim, it doesn’t matter whether it’s moved or not, the Arab world still wants to destroy Israel.
Sounds like Trump isn’t going to negotiate with terrorists.
That always seemed like a good policy to me.
Trump is looking better every day.
If I had a dollar for every time I've heard that, I could afford to pay every Arab squatter in Israel $10K to re-locate to their favorite European country.
There is no peace process
What is termed “the peace process” is diplomat welfare
The Utopia that is Europe is near death
peace process? there IS no peace process, only muslims killing jews and blaming jews for it - diplomats make me nauseous
Is this the same Abbas who called for the destruction of Israel on May 23rd 2016 at a U.N. conference in Istanbul ? After what happened in Gaza I wonder why Israel even pays lip service to this nonsense. Also the US should stop giving any cash to these terrorists.
“It’s very dangerous,” one European diplomat told CNN.
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Now, gee, we have an un-named diplomat quoted. Why is his name not given.
Go, Trump!
+1
“What peace process?”
Indeed.
Ten more days... ten more days...
CNN Israel oops
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