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Should Jerusalem be recognized as the capital of Israel?

In December 2017 U.S. President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and announced the U.S. would move it’s embassy there. The announcement was controversial as both Israel and Palestine claim that Jerusalem is their capital. Foreign governments that recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel support the notion that Israel has sovereignty over the city. In 1949 Israel took control of the western half of the city and Jordan took control of the eastern half. In 2017 the current population of Jerusalem was 61% Jewish and 37% are Arab. Opponents argue that moving…  

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 @9FHMR8S from Florida  answered…2yrs2Y

Why is it up to other Countries to determine where the Capital of another Country is?

 @9F9HPJN from Florida  answered…2yrs2Y

Only if Israel wishes it to be

 @8FJBFVM from Florida  answered…5yrs5Y

Defining a capital for another country is not our job

 @8D7N3TQ from Florida  answered…5yrs5Y

Not until Israel and the Palestinian Authority agree on boundaries for a new Palestinian state.

 @93LHJWY from Florida  answered…3yrs3Y

Jerusalem belongs to both sides under supervision of the Vatican. 9th Crusade?

 @92RFLXH from Florida  answered…3yrs3Y

no why are worried about a country that is not yours.

 @92R5MYNDemocrat from Florida  answered…3yrs3Y

sovereign nations should should determine their own capitals

 @8Z63X62 from Florida  answered…3yrs3Y

I don’t care about conflicts in the Middle East. Nor do I care about what is chosen as the capital of other countries.

 @8Z63X62 from Florida  answered…3yrs3Y

I don’t care about conflicts in the Middle East.

 @8Z63X62 from Florida  answered…3yrs3Y

No. I don’t care about the Middle East.

 @8Z63X62 from Florida  answered…3yrs3Y

I don’t care about the Middle East.

 @8ZBDV4JRepublican from Florida  answered…3yrs3Y

I don’t k ow

 @8YWD8TW from Florida  answered…3yrs3Y

We should leave that up to Isreal and Palestine

 @8YQRHWZ from Florida  answered…3yrs3Y

It should be recognized as whoever holds power

 @8LLB2H2Transhumanist from Florida  answered…5yrs5Y

This isn’t our problem.

 @5SMBVP2Democratfrom Florida  answered…5yrs5Y

Israel and Palestine need to settle this issue on their own.

 @8H3GTH2 from Florida  answered…5yrs5Y

This should not be up to the US. We should remove all involvement in this matter.

 @9CX23G9 from Florida  answered…2yrs2Y

If they can’t stop fighting over it, just make it a neutral zone like the Vatican.

 @9CCBQYZDemocrat from Florida  answered…2yrs2Y

I’d like to leave that up to Israel and Palestine and hope by some miracle they find a way to work out their grievances

 @97VCKXT from Florida  answered…3yrs3Y

Whatever Israel decides as a county it wants

 @8WCFKB4Democrat from Florida  answered…4yrs4Y

Israel should determine location of capital

 @8F9T4TP from Florida  answered…5yrs5Y

No, the U.S. should stay out of foreign politics.

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