PFR,

"and called for peace from both sides,"

Let us look at what THIS would entail:

For the Israelis, this would mean letting the demonstrators overrun the border and kill all the Jews ( the stated purpose)

For the the Palestinian, this would entail keeping back from the border and NOT attacking the Israeli troops, or throwing rocks, grenades, burning tires, et al.

So WHICH side has control of "peace"?


As for the Trump connection, the ONLY reason that the capital of Israel ( which HAS been in Jerusalem since 1950) is NOT recognized by other nations was the 1947 partition plan, refused by the Arabs. It placed that city in a special status.

This meant that the Palestinian plan to have a capital in Jerusalem COULD NOT BE CONSIDERED as long as the Israeli capital there was not recognized. NOW, the point CAN be brought up and negotiated - ONLY because Trump carried through on this.

"The United States opened an embassy to Jerusalem today at the order of President Trump, who finally fulfilled a promise former presidents made for decades.

“We will move the American embassy to the eternal capital of the Jewish people, Jerusalem,” Trump said. “Therefore, I have determined that it is time to officially recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. While previous presidents have made this a major campaign promise they failed to deliver. Today I am delivering.”

President Bill Clinton said in 1992 that Jerusalem is Israel’s capital, despite the U.S. embassy being in Tel Aviv. “Jerusalem is still the capital of Israel and must remain an undivided city accessible to all,” he said.

George W. Bush promised 18 years ago, “As soon as I take office I will begin the process of moving the U.S. ambassador to the city Israel has chosen as its capital.”

“I continue to say that Jerusalem will be the capital of Israel, and I have said that before, and I will say it again,” President Barack Obama said at an AIPAC conference. “And Jerusalem will remain the capital of Israel, and it must remain undivided.”"