Jerusalem effectively belongs to 3 faiths, Judaism, Christianity and Islam. It’s highly provocative to Palestine to site your embassy in the midst of the city & the Israelis know it’s contentious. Trump is deiberately stoking a fire 1/2
From what I remember reading about this shit show is, initially, there was a UN resolution drawn up that devided the _region_ of Palestine [...]
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(since it wasn't recognized as a sovereign nation but rather a region that I think was under the auspices of the UK after the ottoman empire fell apart) by establishing a chunk of the land as Jewish homeland, but this was refused by the surrounding Arab countries.
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When the deadline passed, there was a short battle ending with Israel being established along the borderlines cited by the resolution. But in recent years, those borders have been effectively expanded through arguably illegal settlements.
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Jerusalem being a holy site for all religions involved, holds significance for all sides and none of them get along and all want to claim ownership of the site..
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The idea was that the UN proposed (and agreed by 2/3rd majority) Corpus separatum would deem Jerusalem under international control. This plan failed!
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