Seems most commenting here dont know or arent acknowledging the cons. The mainstream view in this world (whatever your own opinion of it might be) is that Israel has no more of a right to a state than the palestinians, is illegally maintaining control of most of Israel, has no moral high ground over the rabid murderers on the other side, etc etc. Jerusalem is included in the illegal bucket and Israeli sovereignty over it should never be acknowledged, east or west. Now comes a guy who is hated by the whole mainstream world and he wants to make this his issue and draw a line in the sand. All we will get out of this is greater unity of antiIsraeli sentiment at best, and outright condoning of arab violence at worst.
Now I will admit that I dont know the pros of doing this. Can someone please lay that out to me? Who benefits? Who needs this? I dont buy that it cuts down on terrorism because it erases hope of earning Jerusalem through attacks
1) The PA will realize that they must give up on an issue that had plauged the negotiations fo the past 2 decades.
2) The PA technically isn't in a position to negotiate at all. The Ppl would revolt if they gave up on Jerusalem. It's become easier now that the blame is on the US.
3) The fact that the US is firmly behind Israel even when faced with such overwhelming pressure, will strengthen them in the Region
4) Iran ( and others )got that message loud and clear. Trump is unpredictable, he won't back down and is willing to take significant risk.
5) The UN and EU understand that the current US administration will fight for Israel in every arena. ( Which will slow down the thought of any anti Israel motions )
6) sends the right message to Saudi Arabia aka moderate Muslim Nations that the US won't bow to terror. ( Although they opposed the move, the effect will benefit them )
There are cons as well as you articulated plus
1) it will definitely strengthen BDS movement
2) puts the US at odds again with it's closest allies.
Either way I lost my patience...so here ya go..
