Looks like Trump is going to officially recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. The US Congress voted to do this some years ago.
On the Pro side, the Israelis love the idea. A lot of US citizens are in favor.
On the Con side, all the Arab countries, who have never accepted Israel, are against it. It will surely make diplomacy with Arab regimes more difficult in the future.
We could punt on the idea, yet again. The Israelis will be disappointed, but they are on our side no matter what. On the other hand, the Arabs are difficult to deal with no matter what. Maybe moving the embassy to Jerusalem will send them a message.
This looks like a judgement call to me. I don't have any experience in the Middle East, so I will defer my judgement to those who know the area better.
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