The president s commitment to an ancient but enduring truth, to fulfilling his promises and to advancing peace. Six months ago, the Palestinian Leader hosted donald trump on his middle east tour. That early optimism replaced by disappointment today. Translation jerusalem is a palestinian city. Christian, muslim, jewish and it is the capital of the state of palestine forever. Jerusalem, a city 6000 miles and two continents away from the us, was the subject of an Unusual Campaign pledge from donald trump to a very narrow constituency, to move the us embassy from tel aviv tojerusalem and recognise the ancient city as israels capital, but in keeping that promise, he seems to have made his other goal of advancing middle east peace a whole lot more complicated. Jon sopel, bbc news, washington. Well, lets get some reaction to this from laura bicker in washington. Just how isolated is the us now over this . You heard from our colleague that the un, nato, the arable world had united against thi
1 00am in london and 3 00 in the morning injerusalem. President trump has abandoned decades of us Foreign Policy by recognising jerusalem as the capital of israel. It is arguably his most controversial decision since taking office and its provoked expressions of concern and anger around the world. 0ur north america editorjon sopel reports from washington. Camera shutters click thank you. The president signing this or that proclamation has become a commonplace, but nothing hes put his name to is as consequential or historic as this, a decision that upends us policy to the middle east, the most troubled region in the world. Past decisions had failed. It was time for a new approach. Today, we finally acknowledge the obvious, thatjerusalem is israels capital. This is nothing more or less than a recognition of reality. It is also the right thing to do. Its something that has to be done. Its a decision that the arab world and close allies cautioned against, but the president has gone ahead,
In upcoming elections. Today we are seeing the results of being relentless of the oppression that this regime is starting. And new figures show england has had the highest level of excess deaths in europe. Welcome. We start in the us at the funeral of civil rights pioneerjohn lewis in atlanta, georgia. It was held at the Ebenezer Baptist church where his friend and fellow activist Matin Luther King once preached. John lewis was the son of an Alabama Farmer who was arrested dozens of times for civil rights activism. Then in 1986, he was elected to represent the state of georgia in congress where he continued to serve until he died just under two weeks ago. Three former president s were at his funeral. One of them, americas first black president , barack obama, gave this eulogy. We had not yet reached that blessed destination where we are judged by the content of our character. He knew from his own life that progress is fragile, that we have to be vigilant against the darker currents of
In upcoming elections. Today, we are seeing the results of the relentless oppression that this regime is starting. And new figures show england has had the highest level of excess deaths in europe. Welcome. We start in the us and the funeral of civil rights pioneer john lewis in atlanta, georgia. It was held at the Ebenezer Baptist church where his friend and fellow activist Matin Luther King once preached. This is the burial taking place right now. Like one who stripes democrats both i heard a voice from heaven saying bless another dead who dies in the lord. Even so saith the spirit, for their deeds do follow them. This is live in atlanta, georgia. The burial ofjohn lewis, a hero to so many americans, a civil rights can planner through the decades who died in office a civil rights campaigner. This the a culmination ofa campaigner. This the a culmination of a day of events there. Earlier, a service was held at the Ebenezer Baptist church where his friend and fellow activist Martin Luth
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