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@ISIDEWITHQuestionsForeign policy7yrs ago

Should Jerusalem be recognized as the capital of Israel?

In December 2017 U.S. President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and announced the U.S. would move it’s embassy there. The announcement was controversial as both Israel and Palestine claim that Jerusalem is their capital. Foreign governments that recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel support the notion that Israel has sovereignty over the city. In 1949 Israel took control of the western half of the city and Jordan took control of the eastern half. In 2017 the current population of Jerusalem was 61% Jewish and 37% are Arab. Opponents argue that moving…  

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 @8RB2K9D from New York  answered…4yrs4Y

No, it is not our right to decide whether Jerusalem is the capital of Israel or Palestine since it's not our business at all

 @8RB2K9D from New York  answered…4yrs4Y

We have to find an agreement between Israel and Palestine, to see whether each country should get their half of Jerusalem, or if either one of these countries should claim it as their capital.

 @8RB2K9D from New York  answered…4yrs4Y

No, we should not the right to decide whether Jerusalem is the capital of Israel or Palestine

 @8RB2K9D from New York  answered…4yrs4Y

No, we should not the right to decide whether Jerusalem is the capital of Israel or Palestine since it's not our business at all

 @8RB2K9D from New York  answered…4yrs4Y

No, it is not our right or business to decide whether Jerusalem is the capital of Israel or Palestine

 @8RB2K9D from New York  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, but negotiate a deal with both countries to split the city so East Jerusalem is apart of Israel and West Jerusalem is apart of Palestine, and that way peace can be made.

 @8RB2K9D from New York  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, but work towards a deal where West Jerusalem is designated as Israel's capital and East Jerusalem

 @8RB2K9D from New York  answered…4yrs4Y

No, convert the city into a separate city-state, akin to the Vatican

 @8RB2K9D from New York  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, but work towards a deal where West Jerusalem is designated as Israel's capital and East Jerusalem belongs to Palestine

 @8RB2K9D from New York  answered…4yrs4Y

No, convert Jerusalem into an independent city-state, akin to the Vatican City

 @8RB2K9D from New York  answered…4yrs4Y

No, convert Jerusalem into a separate city-state, akin to the Vatican

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