Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this segmentPresident Trump fulfilled one of his campaign promises today: He announced that his administration officially recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, adding that the U.
S. Embassywill relocate in the city.
The move could capture years, but the recognition could potentially upend the process of peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. Demonstrators are calling for three days of “celebrated madden” throughout the Palestinian territories and at U.
S. embassies. Ambassador Dennis Ross, or former Middle East peace negotiator under Presidents George H.
W. Bush and Bill Clinton and a current distinguished fellow and counselor at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy,explains what this decision could mean for the Middle East and the larger geopolitical landscape. This segment is hosted by Todd Zwillich
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