Norman Finkelstein Slams Chuck Schumer for Pushing Trump to Declare Jerusalem Israel's Capital
by mail@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#3CXVM)
In December, President Trump announced he would recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and initiate a process of moving the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. The move has sparked protests across the Occupied Territories. The United Nations voted 128 to 9 in favor of a resolution calling for the United States to drop its recent recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Despite the international condemnation, several leading Democratic lawmakers, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, praised Trump's decision.