Against slight hope for decency of United
States presidency, President Donald Trump declared that he recognized Jerusalem
as the capital of Israel and would move US Embassy to Israel to Jerusalem. It
was reported that a number of countries opposed Trump’s decision, being afraid
of instability in Middle East. Heavily dependent of its security policy on US,
Japan could not express clear opposition to the notorious decision.
The declaration was suddenly delivered. “I
have determined that it is time to officially recognize Jerusalem as the
capital of Israel,” Trump said. Arguing that his previous Presidents have
failed in delivering the policy, even having made it a major campaign promise,
Trump praised himself of the implementation. “My announcement today marks the
beginning of a new approach to the conflict between Israel and the
Palestinians,” he boasted.
Washington Post warned that the decision
“could derail the White House’s peace efforts and spark regional unrest.” WP
indicated that Trump decided it with a simple reason that Jerusalem had
historically been the capital of Israel, recognizing that most of the nation’s
government, including the Prime Minister’s office, Supreme Court and the legislature,
was based there. Senior White House officials explained to WP that the decision
was the fulfillment of a key campaign promise that had broad bipartisan support
in Congress.
One common recognition of the world is that
Jerusalem has been the holy place not only for Jewish people, but also for the
Christians and the Moslems, much more than that it has been historically been
capital of Israel. Even how much Trump administration argues that Trump remains
supportive of a two-state solution, it is a decision heavily leaning on the
Jewish side. This is what Trump’s America First is about.
Inevitably, the world expressed uneasiness
on Trump’s decision. In the telephone talk with Trump, Palestinian President
Mahmoud Abbas warned of the dangerous consequences such a decision would have
to the peace process and to the peace, security and stability of the region and
of the world. French President Emmanuel Macron regretted Trump’s decision,
which was made with dismissal of Macron’s request to changing mind in advance.
Nikkei Average in Tokyo marked the biggest
decline of this year by ¥445 on Wednesday after Trump’s decision was reported. Minister
for Foreign Affairs Taro Kono commented on Thursday that he had a concern of
deterioration of the situation in Middle East, while praising Trump’s firm commitment
on promoting permanent peace agreement and supporting two-state solution. If that
US President had kept firm commitment on the peace in Middle East, no such decision
could not be made.
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