December 22nd, 20170By Stephen Zunes
President Trump announced on Wednesday, Dec. 6 that the United States will formally recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and that the U.S. embassy would be moved to that multi-ethnic and multi-faith city. No other government in the world formally recognizes Jerusalem as Israel's capital or has its embassy...
December 15th, 20170By Ramzy Baroud
Now that President Trump has fully adopted the Israeli right wing political discourse on Palestine, the Palestinian Authority is in a very tough spot.
"I have determined that it is time to officially recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel," Trump said in Washington last Wednesday. The embattled president has...
December 15th, 20170By Dr. James J. Zogby
President Trump's decision to formally recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital was irresponsible and dangerous for more reasons than I can count. Let me outline just a few of the principal concerns:
While we have all grown weary of hearing the over-used mantra "this is the end of the peace process", Trump's...
