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President Donald Trump’s decision to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem and recognize the ancient city as Israel’s capital will embolden the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) and extremist Jewish settlers, according to a top Arab Israeli lawmaker.
He is scheduled to make a speech Wednesday announcing his intention to set in motion the relocation of the embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. It is a decision that will upend decades of U.S. policy and one that Arab leaders have warned could inflame the Muslim world.
The ancient city is revered by Jews, Muslims and Christians, holding some of their holiest sites of worship. It has been contested since Israel occupied the city’s east in the 1967 Six Day War.
Ahmad Tibi, one of Israel’s most popular Arab lawmakers and the parliament’s deputy speaker, said in a phone call with Newsweek that Trump's move "will cause real damage. It will kill the so-called political process, and it will kill his efforts to bring the so-called ‘ultimate deal.’”
“It will also help to empower extremists in the Middle East. Both ISIS and settlers,” Tibi continued.
https://www.rawstory.com/2017/12/lawmaker-trump-jerusalem-move-will-fuel-isis-settlers/
He is scheduled to make a speech Wednesday announcing his intention to set in motion the relocation of the embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. It is a decision that will upend decades of U.S. policy and one that Arab leaders have warned could inflame the Muslim world.
The ancient city is revered by Jews, Muslims and Christians, holding some of their holiest sites of worship. It has been contested since Israel occupied the city’s east in the 1967 Six Day War.
Ahmad Tibi, one of Israel’s most popular Arab lawmakers and the parliament’s deputy speaker, said in a phone call with Newsweek that Trump's move "will cause real damage. It will kill the so-called political process, and it will kill his efforts to bring the so-called ‘ultimate deal.’”
“It will also help to empower extremists in the Middle East. Both ISIS and settlers,” Tibi continued.
https://www.rawstory.com/2017/12/lawmaker-trump-jerusalem-move-will-fuel-isis-settlers/