So it looks increasingly likely that Trump will take this step, and recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital in the next 24 hours or so, although it seems as if he will not move the embassy there. I for one hope that he can be dissuaded from carrying this out, as frankly the only people who will welcome this move will be certain sections of the Israeli right. But as a nascent Jerusalemite, I have no wish for an unnecessary return to the increased dangers of recent years. I’m writing this literally on the border between East and West, and am relatively safe standing here. I have no interest in being needlessly endangered over a purely symbolic move. I’d be astonished if anybody considered this good news for the Jewish inhabitants of Yerusholayim. Best case scenario, there’s significant unrest, worst case, another Intifada.
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