Trump Just Sabotaged His Own Peace Process

The president has ended any hope that the United States can broker a diplomatic solution in the Holy Land.

Foreign Policy
Dec 7, 2017 · 5 min read
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A giant US flag screened alongside Israel’s national flag by the Jerusalem municipality on the walls of the old city on Dec. 6. (AFP photo / Ahmad Gharabali)

By Khaled Elgindy

President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, as a prelude to moving the U.S. embassy there, has thrown a wrench into an already moribund…

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