U.S. to open Jerusalem embassy in May for Israel's 70th anniversary

70 years of oppressing the Palestinians. Wow.

Awesome. Great to have a president who stands up to all the anti-Semitism from liberals and Muslims.

Commenting on the aitrociries Israel has, and continues to perpetrate upon the Palestinians is in no way being anti-Semitic.

*atrocities

I hope everyone will be battered up at homes during that day.

How ironic that Trump has chosen the 70th anniversary of Israel's Declaration of Independence to move the US embassy to Jerusalem. The Declaration of Independence was delivered in Tel Aviv and made no mention of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

Indeed, in May 1948, the newly formed government of Israel expressly confirmed in a letter to the UN Security Council that the borders of the new State of Israel were "as defined" and mapped out in UN Resolution 181 and that Jerusalem was "outside the territory of the State of Israel".

https://unispal.un.org/DPA/DPR/unispal.nsf/0/B4085A930E0529C98025649D00410973

Israel also sent a letter to President Truman saying the same thing: "I have the honor to notify you that the state of Israel has been proclaimed as an independent republic within frontiers approved by the General Assembly of the United Nations in its Resolution of November 29, 1947..."

http://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/decad169.asp

UN Resolution 181 did not include Jerusalem as part of Israel

The fact of the matter is that under international law Jerusalem remains a "corpus separatum", a city in which no country exercises exclusive sovereignty, which is why the only countries to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital are Israel and now America.

Although I have been and continue to support Israel, I can't help but feel that Trump has destroyed any possibility of the U.S. continuing to be a part of the peace process. We have lost all semblance of neutrality, even what little we had. In addition to having bought the Palestinians anger, we have also bought more anger from the Arab world which will likely translate into increased anti-US sentiment among Arab UN members at best and terrorist attacks against American targets at worst. This was a decision NOT in the best U.S. interests.

increased anti-US sentiment 

you cant increase it more, it is already at the maximum level

70 years of oppressing the Palestinians. Wow.

70 years of Arab/Palestinian terrorism and hatred of Jewish people. Wow.

We should probably mark that day as the official ending date of the peace process.

GoodlucktoyouFeb. 24 12:10 pm JST

increased anti-US sentiment 

you cant increase it more, it is already at the maximum level

Guaranteed you're wrong. Wish you weren't.

Great day for Israel and a great day for peace down the road. Finally a President that kept his word unlike other previous Presidents. Kudos to Trump.

CrazyJoe: Indeed, in May 1948, the newly formed government of Israel expressly confirmed in a letter to the UN Security Council that the borders of the new State of Israel were "as defined" and mapped out in UN Resolution 181 and that Jerusalem was "outside the territory of the State of Israel".

That was before Arab states invaded Israel - multiple times - and were defeated. They had to pay a price for starting those wars and that price was in militarily inflicted humiliation and territory. Cause and effect. Arabs/Palestinians invade and wage decades long war of terrorism, Israel defends itself and makes them pay a price for choosing war/terrorism over diplomacy.

There are always excuses for the wars that were started by Arabs and the terrorism by the Palestinians but no one wants to accept that Israel was invaded repeatedly and is constantly under threat by terrorist groups that refuse to reconcile with the existence of Jews in the Middle East.