11 Dec, 2017
Palestinians should out-trump Trump on Jerusalem
How much has really been changed by Trump’s statement on Jerusalem? His announcement is, on paper, a huge legal concession freely pocketed by Israel. However, the US is in effect saying that west Jerusalem is where the Israeli government is, and therefore that’s where the US’ diplomatic focus will be in official, not just de facto, terms. This probably means that somewhere in west Jerusalem a new US embassy building will be constructed in place of the existing US consulate general on that side