There is no peace process unless you'd like to explain what that is. And, yes, the land is called Palestine and she will be free. So-called "Israel" was created in your lifetime and it's not legit and it's obvious it's not legit since it spends a godawful amount of time begging the people it is living on top of to recognize its legitimacy. You have everything upside down but MSM programming does that to many, so don't feel bad.
Also, it's weird seeing Christians support this since they along with Muslims would be getting jacked by this move.
OK. First of all, Israel was reestablished in my lifetime on land it had been on 3000 years ago. (Or longer). So what? Hell. Using your logic the "Christians" could have a better claim than Islamic states. (And that is what Palestinians want to establish there.) They are, in fact, the Johnny-Come-Lately state in the area.
Second. Had a group of Islamic states not tried to over run Israel in an unprovoked attack, instead of trying to negotiate their beefs, this whole mess would not be happening.
And, as usual Skinster, you have decided to attack someone who is condemning the action you wish to have condemned.
Israel is there to stay. You can take that to the bank. You will not see anything to the contrary in your lifetime.
I say so-called Palestinians because we know who they are. They are Jordanians, etc. I am even cynical enough to understand, as you do, that Israel and Palestine are necessary to prop up the regional dictators of the shit-hole Muslim states. They distract from the poverty, lack of opportunity and oppression of these countries. I will not go into the demographics in the region for now but suffice it to say that compared to the House of Saud, the Israelis are gently masters indeed. And, of course, these local regions have backed terror acts that have collapsed every peace initiative in the region.
So I will not play misty for you. The West will never endorse any solution that removes Israel from its original borders. The only solution is a two state solution. That will only happen when Islam decides to stop lobbing rockets and such at Israel. And for a long time. Even the Palestinians can't decide who they want in charge there.
I stand by what I said about the bargaining chip. Trump gave it away and gave these terrorists a nice Eid Al-Fitr present a bit late. Under the outrage the regional despots are chest-bumping each other over this.
Cookie Monster said: In that sense, the true damage of Trump's decision is that it exposes the situation for what it is; that the USG efforts will not bring any change to the occupation of East Jerusalem, and that in fact American interests are vested in the continuation of the status quo.
Both true. The US will never allow Christian Holy sights to be occupied by Islamic powers at all. Lots of reasons. In the USG opinion, and mine, the status quo WRT Jerusalem is the second best solution. (Best considering that Islam will never negotiate this particular piece away.) The territories are quite another thing. The US stands a great deal to gain by a stable two-state solution of some kind.
There are two possibilities: Either the US embassy blunder hastens muslim reconciliation, at Israel's expense, longterm, or the moderate muslim actors like KSA are in a worse situation than ever. KSA has been aligned with the US and Israel against Iran. If Trump actually moves the embassy to Jerusalem, KSA will be in a tight spot while Iran's standing is enhanced.
Baring a regional conflagration, which I believe that the embattled Trump would like to see, KSA will remain a nominal US ally for awhile yet. Once Iran gets nukes, and it will, that might change.