Working Paper - Trump and the Jerusalem issue
Trump and the Jerusalem issue
Foreword
After risking a nuclear conflict with North Korea, Trump has targeted the most sensitive geopolitical hotspot in the world. By moving the US Embassy to Jerusalem and recognising the city as the capital of Israel, the prospects of an end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are likely to recede.
Is this an act of diplomatic arson, the débâcle of the century, the utter contempt for the views of the rest of the world? Or is there an undisclosed plan in Trump's initiative?