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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@ArghhGeeDub 4mos4MO
No, the land will never see peace until it is irradiated and human populations cannot physically be there. The governments around the land need to share jurisdiction of the area and that needs to be mediated by a much stronger outside power.
@9RR3VLX 10mos10MO
This is a unique challenge in the world. If the Israeli people believe Jerusalem is the capital of their country, other countries should recognize that. It's possible it can also be recognized as the capital of the Palestinian nation as well.
@9LRGH4N1yr1Y
I think we should stay out of this issue at the moment - this is a complex issue that is mostly the British's fault.
@9H62CGF1yr1Y
The U.S. should neither recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel nor should it recognize Palestine.
@9FTFXHP2yrs2Y
no country should have such an important piece of land because it would just cause endless conflict.
@9D9B8LM2yrs2Y
If they both claim it, that's on them. Two birds, one stone.
@976GHS6Libertarian3yrs3Y
This is not the business of the United States of America.
@96K4KPS3yrs3Y
I don't understand this enough to have a stance.
@93NQ3C63yrs3Y
The US should stay out of the situation
@93DC6223yrs3Y
Yes, but only if it is recognized by the majority of U.N. member states
@92ZCLK73yrs3Y
@92KD9W6Women’s Equality3yrs3Y
It shouldn’t really matter because it’s Israel deal not ours.
@8ZPTJFT3yrs3Y
This shouldn't apply to The USA
@8XPL5G43yrs3Y
Yes. Let the country of Isreal choose its own capital in its borders.
@8X9KG464yrs4Y
Yes, as long as it's recognized as the capital of Palestine as well
@8WF35TS4yrs4Y
The U.S government shouldn't decide foreign territory
@8WNPK6H4yrs4Y
This should not be our countries concern
@8WNMBW34yrs4Y
It doesn't belong to any country.
@8WLFNQH4yrs4Y
I don't think the United States has the right or the authority to really have any say in the matter. The religious warfare connected to or surrounding the issue of Jerusalem, is something we do not understand. It is much too complex for us to insert ourselves and make that decision for the parties involved, no matter how much we'd like to understand and help. We should have never meddled in the first place.
@8WF36TY4yrs4Y
It is not our place to decide Jerusalem's capitals
@8TND9JF4yrs4Y
I don’t care. It’s not my country.
@8TBWMSK4yrs4Y
Jerusalem should be Neutral Territory
@8QBJV4Y4yrs4Y
The country shouldn't worry about others affairs while our own people need help.
@DolopdueProgressive4yrs4Y
Until the dispute is settled it should not be considered the capital of either
It should be seen as its own religious state much like the Vatican
@8P2T2GW5yrs5Y
As an atheist and someone not interested in religion, I have no say in this.
@8MSBX7P5yrs5Y
Only if Palestine is allowed to have their capital there also
@8MBNYVN5yrs5Y
The palestinians and Israelis should work this out and we should respect the decision
@8LKSWTQConstitution5yrs5Y
We are not Israel, so we don’t get to decide
@8KQLF585yrs5Y
This is not American business, American government needs no control of other countries
@8GX5C6W5yrs5Y
I feel like that's not our decision to make and I have no opinion on it
@8CLD6TQ5yrs5Y
Yes, but do not discriminate against Palestinians.
@8C7P64V5yrs5Y
Who cares? It’s not our religious war to participate in
@9CNY9V92yrs2Y
The US should not make this decision.
@997RKVW2yrs2Y
world leaders need to discuss with the leaders of palestine and israel and discuss the possibility of placing an embassy in jerusalem, but for both of them, as it is regarded as the holy land in both judaism and islam, as islam is the root religion for judaism, but neither is incorrect about their faith
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@98D7DRZ2yrs2Y
If it’s an issue of who’s it is just split it in half
@9898XYH2yrs2Y
@96Y3RYW3yrs3Y
Our embassy location should not dictate the ownership of the city to either country
@8H4T4RXRepublican5yrs5Y
Not our business. That should be entirely up to Jerusalem and Israel.
@8FPZY5P5yrs5Y
No. Foreign governments should not make determinations regarding capitols and should let local areas work it out.
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