Transferring US embassy from Tel Aviv in Israel to Jerusalem by acknowledging it as Israel’s capital is questionable
SHIKARPUR SINDH: The world’s media, top newspapers and magazines are in the right when they say US president Donald Trump is a ruthless, incendiary decision-maker and hasty policy drafter. Among all his policy decisions that he has so far made recognising Jerusalem as the capital of Israel is at the top. Mr Trump, how can you make a hasty decision that could affect world peace and ignite violence?
Transferring the US embassy from Tel Aviv in Israel to Jerusalem by acknowledging it as Israel’s capital is questionable. The political motives behind the move are not hidden. The decision would have devastating consequences for world peace. Palestinians have endured decades of humiliation and subhuman treatment at the hands of Jewish armed forces, and now they seem to have lost Jerusalem, the city which is of great religious importance to the Palestinians.
This decision has been widely condemned by the international community. The US should reverse the decision otherwise this can possibly ignite the flames of regional destruction. It is the right time to adopt a conciliatory approach rather than a confrontational one.
Wajahat Abro
Published in The Express Tribune, December 12th, 2017.
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