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Trump 'playing with fire' by relocating US embassy to Jerusalem

US President Donald Trump touches the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest prayer site, in Jerusalem's Old City, 22 May 2017.

US President Donald Trump touches the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest prayer site, in Jerusalem's Old City, 22 May 2017. Source: AAP

President Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital upends decades of US policy and ignores dire warnings of a historic misstep that could trigger a surge of violence in the Middle East. Brian Katulis, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress in Washington DC explains to Kelsey Munro what's at stake


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President Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital upends decades of US policy and ignores dire warnings of a historic misstep that could trigger a surge of violence in the Middle East. Brian Katulis, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress in Washington DC explains to Kelsey Munro what's at stake



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