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    https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/…

    Trump Recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital

    "C'mon, Israelis, Palestinians, what do you have to lose?"

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    • “I’ve judged this course of action to be in the best interests of the United States of America and the pursuit of peace between Israel and the Palestinians.”face_melter
    • He's judged absolutely fuck all and i'm guessing would be hard pressed to actually locate Israel and Palestine on a map.face_melter
    • Or have any idea about the politics of the area in the past 70 years. The fucking stupid cunt.face_melter
    • this is a colossal mistake.Gnash
    • how can he unilaterally decide this -- not sure how it works down there but doesn't this have to go through congress or something?Gnash
    • he isn't deciding FOR them, but as President he certainly calls the shots on the US's stance on the matter, which is all this ismonospaced
    • Congress overwhelming passed a law in 1995 agreeing to this, previous Presidents delayed enforcementrobotron3k
    • gee I wonder why robo. Perhaps it's because the previous presidents weren't stupid enough as it would damage peace processes. #DOTARDkona
    • to even think Trump made this decision on his own, or even knows enough to say anything intelligent on the matter, is deluding yourselfmonospaced
    • I promise this will prove true in the coming days, as he is questioned about it. There is no position he could take that would be peaceful, anyway ... catch-22monospaced
    • the idea that anyone could blame trump for anything that happens in Jerusalem, which has warred over this for centuries, is naivemonospaced
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