Donald Trump ‘America First’ President of USA has stirred the hornet’s nest by his bombshell announcement that the Jerusalem is the Capital of Israel and he would be moving the American Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. This has caused utter surprise worldwide and raised the ire of the all Arabs and Muslims countries, especially the Palestinians. Riots have already started there, they are burning American and Israeli flags. By doing so he has stroked in this volatile region the fire of violence, hatred, hostility and destruction. By making a dormant issue into a hot issue he is provoking conflict and destroying the peace in the area. He has unnecessarily aggravated the situation and undermined the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians, by kicking it into the long grass.
He has landed America into a diplomatic crisis by making such an irresponsible and uncalled for statement. How can he say that this action of his will bring peace in the region, on the contrary it has trigged unrest, violence and destruction. He cannot now claim to be a honest broker and neutral peacemaker in the Israeli/Palestine dispute. He is openly siding and supporting Israel by initiating this move. He chose the wrong timing to do so.
The only plausible reason could be that he wants to divert the attention away from enquiry about the Russian interference in the America general election in 2016. He has no support from any major country for his action nor from the United Nations for creating this provocative situation. He is diminishing and alienating America in the eyes of world.
Baldev Sharma
Rayners Lane, Harrow.
