Post by Cinemachinery on Dec 11, 2017 17:50:32 GMT
www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-jerusalem-israeli-capital-hamas-threat-violence-middle-east/
Angry crowds and upswings of violence all over the place.
Man! This is all such a surprising result! Who could have seen this entirely unnecessary move being so contentious?
Angry crowds and upswings of violence all over the place.
"They will never be able to clean the blood," Erdogan said in a speech in Ankara. "With this recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, it (the United States) has become a partner to this bloodshed. We do not recognise this decision, we will not."
Veteran Israeli diplomat Alon Pinkas was chief of staff to four of the Jewish state's foreign ministers. He worries that Mr. Trump's move could make the region even more volatile.
"He made the right decision," Pinkas told CBS News, "the question was, was the timing or the circumstances right?"
"The president and some of his advisors have been talking at length about the 'deal of the century' and the 'peace process to end all peace processes.' I haven't seen that. It's like the Loch Ness Peace Process," he quipped.
The sides seem further apart, and the White House has now officially recognized that a previously scheduled meeting between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Vice President Mike Pence has been cancelled.
Veteran Israeli diplomat Alon Pinkas was chief of staff to four of the Jewish state's foreign ministers. He worries that Mr. Trump's move could make the region even more volatile.
"He made the right decision," Pinkas told CBS News, "the question was, was the timing or the circumstances right?"
"The president and some of his advisors have been talking at length about the 'deal of the century' and the 'peace process to end all peace processes.' I haven't seen that. It's like the Loch Ness Peace Process," he quipped.
The sides seem further apart, and the White House has now officially recognized that a previously scheduled meeting between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Vice President Mike Pence has been cancelled.
Man! This is all such a surprising result! Who could have seen this entirely unnecessary move being so contentious?
