For decades, presidential candidates have promised to move the American Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, acknowledging the importance many Israelis place on the city as the heart of the country. Each time, when in office, the president changed course, recognizing that such a move would undermine U.S. ability to promote the Arab-Israeli peace…
This entire article is infused with one misplaced fear: if the US moves its embassy, the Jihadis, the Arab masses and the Palestinians will hate us more. The absurdity of that logic should be obvious: can it really be worse than it already is in this regard? Can the Muslim world promise that, in exchange for keeping the embassy in Tel Aviv, they will hate us less and there will be less terrorism? This is sheer idiocy. The Palestinians have been given more chances than any vanquished adversary in the history of mankind to negotiate and come away from defeat with some really good deals, only to reject them all in favor of maximalist and unrealistic demands that will never be met. Enough already. They’ve missed the boat many times over and are clearly not interested in being there on time to catch the next one. And yet they demand that the same boat remains docked until they decide it’s time to board. Absurd, unrealistic and childish are some of the many adjectives that come to mind about their behavior. With the US embassy moving, they’ll be put on notice that no one wants to play their game any more.