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Which is the greater political maelstorm.. a U.S embassy in Jerusalem or The Wall?

Posted - January 3, 2018
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  • 5354
    Probably the embassy. It is a major provocation.
      January 4, 2018 12:01 AM MST
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  • 13277
    A provocation to whom? certainly not any sovereign nation.
      January 5, 2018 10:34 AM MST
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  • 5354
    A provokation to followers of islam.
      January 5, 2018 10:47 AM MST
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  • 13277
    And what will they do about it other than try to destroy Israel, which they've been doing without success for nearly 70 years? Moving the embassy doesn't change that.
      January 5, 2018 11:01 AM MST
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  • 5354
    Read some history :) Jerusalem is "The Holy City" for both Islam and Jewry. They have been arguing about it for years. By placing the "US embassy to Israel" there Trump comes down squarely on the Jewish side of that argument.
      January 5, 2018 11:08 AM MST
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  • 13277
    Learn to separate politics from religion. Israel is our ally and Jerusalem is the POLITICAL and administrative capital of Israel, similar to what Washington, DC, is in the US. Israel is a religiously diverse nation with some citizens who are Jewish, some who are Christian, and some who are Muslim. It's not all about Judaism. The Israeli government is not denying any of those RELIGIONS its place in a multi-denominational holy city.
      January 5, 2018 11:23 AM MST
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  • 3191
    Actually,  what Trump did was to follow a law passed by Congress in October of 1995 ordering our embassy be moved to Jerusalem.  His three predecessors used a waiver provision to avoid doing so under the guise of "national security".  

    So...you are against Trump obeying the law, Jakob?  ;)

    https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/senate-bill/1322
      January 5, 2018 11:57 AM MST
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  • 16797
    I can see the ghost of Ronald Reagan: "Mr Trump - TEAR DOWN THIS WALL."
      January 4, 2018 3:18 AM MST
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  • 13277
    Wrong. The two walls are not the same. Learn a little history - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Wall
      January 5, 2018 10:28 AM MST
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  • 34297
    Both are needed. Both are wanted by the American people.
      January 4, 2018 5:07 AM MST
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  • 13071
    I agree with m2cents answer. Great answer by the way.
      January 4, 2018 6:20 AM MST
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  • Gosh I don't know. I only know that I haven't had this much fun in years. I love a good malestrom.
      January 4, 2018 3:18 PM MST
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  • 22891
    not sure
      January 4, 2018 4:37 PM MST
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  • 5835

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    mael·strom
    ˈmālˌsträm,ˈmālˌstrəm/
    noun
     
    1. a powerful whirlpool in the sea or a river.
      synonyms: whirlpool, vortex, eddy, swirl; 
      literaryCharybdis
      "a maelstrom in the sea"
      • a situation or state of confused movement or violent turmoil.
        "the train station was a maelstrom of crowds"
        synonyms: turbulence, tumult, turmoil, disorder, disarray, chaos, confusion, upheaval, pandemonium, bedlam, whirlwind
        "the maelstrom of war"

      January 5, 2018 5:17 AM MST
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  • 5835
    Wow, you C&P from google and it takes over the entire format.

    But it's ok, because I realized that my further remarks were not really good enough to share.
      January 5, 2018 5:20 AM MST
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  • 13277
    What's a "maelstorm?" The postal service delivers MAIL, and chaos or upheaval is a MAELSTROM. Where did you attend school?
      January 5, 2018 12:19 PM MST
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  • 2219
    The wall is the long term problem. The embassy is just a flash in the pan. 
      January 5, 2018 1:08 PM MST
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