former israeli ambassador to the u.s. we appreciate you taking time for us today. hi. erica. welcome from jerusalem. rirts a great moment for us here. we have waited 70 years for this moment for america to recognize jerusalem as our capital. jerusalem has been the capital of the jewish people for 3,000 years. it s a great day for us. you believe this is the right decision when it comes to the peace process. george mitchell telling my colleague this under mines the president s own efforts for a two state solution. you know that is an effort by u.s. allies all playing out against the back drop of the u.s. pulling out of the iran deal. how does this move the peace process forward? i think it does move the peace process forward. there is no peace process to move forward. there hasn t been talks with palestinians for nine years.
as a result. it wasn t a decision that was broadly accepted by many people very expert in the region who worked in the region even within the united states. so i think this decision is very controversial not only in the region, it is very controversial within the united states. i think the best that one could hope would be that it would have a neutral effect on whatever peace process might take place, that seems unlikely. but remember that there wasn t a robust peace process in place before this decision, there isn t one in place now despite the fact that jared kushner was really tasked with pushing the peace process forward. so i think it will make things harder not easier despite the fact that trump has said that this does not affect the position which is that the status of giuliajerusalem is on should be determined through negotiations. there is a president who
of israel has always been an issue of final status. final stats tuesday meaning that the very last stages of negotiations with the palestinians and israelis finally reach an agreement, then the president of the united states recognized jerusalem as the capital. so, as you point out, it was a official status issue, but now, the question as you indicate indicate has the united states given something away without really getting anything in return, as far as pushing that peace process forward. let s talk about nikki haley s speech on thursday. she said that the jerusalem decision is what the american people want us to do. that s the quote. but take a look at the latest cnn polling on this. it shows americans evenly divided on that issue. 44% approve. 45% disapprove. 11% unsure, looking at these numbers. does that surprise you at all? it doesn t, no. the country is very polarized
likely to occur following president trump s decision to recognize jerusalem as israel s capital continues for a fifth straight day. as demonstrators in beirut and jakarta marched on the u.s. embassy early sunday morning. in the palestinian territories, protesters clashed with security forces at israeli checkpoints in bethlehem and other palestinian cities. two palestinians have been killed and more than 1,000 injured. while the israeli air force launched airstrikes in gaza following a launch of rockets by hamas. two militants were killed. but it s not just muslim and arab countries protesting president trump s decision. secretary of state rex tillerson faced a barrage of criticism in europe this week from france to great britain the turkey, system of america s closest allies demanding answers why the white house made this decision now, receiving nothing in return that would move the peace process forward. vice president pence arrive here
recognize jerusalem as israel s capital continues for a fifth straight day. as demonstrators in beirut and jakarta marched on the u.s. embassy early sunday morning. in the palestinian territories, protesters clashed with security forces at israeli checkpoints in bethlehem and other palestinian cities. two palestinians have been killed and more than 1,000 injured. while the israeli air force launched airstrikes in gaza following a launch of rockets by hamas. two militants were killed. but it s not just muslim and arab countries protesting president trump s decision. secretary of state rex tillerson faced a barrage of criticism in europe this week from france to great britain the turkey, system of america s closest allies demanding answers why the white house made this decision now, receiving nothing in return that would move the peace process forward. vice president pence arrive here in the holy land for a visit