With a declaration that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, U.S. President Donald Trump took a major foreign policy step.
Trump said this will advance peace in the Middle East, but many in the international community have raised concerns.
For reaction in the U.S. and the Middle East, CGTN’s Jessica Stone and Stephanie Freid report.
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To discuss all of this:
- Dan Arbell, a scholar-in-residence, Center for Israeli Studies, American University.
- Omar Baddar, deputy director, the Arab American Institute
- Perry Cammack, fellow, Middle East Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
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U.S. facilities in the Middle East are bracing for possibly violent protests in the aftermath of Trump's Jerusalem decision https://t.co/QpL5t8uDuc pic.twitter.com/nX5ZQaeBeL
— Bloomberg (@business) December 6, 2017
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Iran: We ‘seriously condemn’ #Jerusalem decision, it violates intl resolutions https://t.co/urpHObhBGl #Trump pic.twitter.com/owTZCj8Kbe
— RT (@RT_com) December 6, 2017