U.S. President Donald Trump has recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel in a speech delivered at the White House.
Trump also said that the U.S. embassy will be moved to Jerusalem.
In so doing, Trump has upended decades of US foreign policy, effectively handing Israel a blank check for its illegal annexation of Jerusalem and legitimizing Israel's ongoing displacement and disenfranchisement of the Palestinian residents of the city.
Ecumenical, denominational, and secular activist organizations in the U.S. and globally have come out immediately and strongly against this action.
Palestine Portal has
statements, open letters, and action alerts from church bodies and prominent organizations about this unprecedented and dangerous action on Jerusalem. More are coming in and we will be updating daily.
We also have
resources that can help in understanding the history and current status of Jerusalem, which is - as Israeli peace activist Daniel Seidemann has said - "ground zero" of the Israel-Palestine issue.
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