palestinians hoped and expected that capital of the country would be in east jerusalem. regardless of how you feel about israel s claim to the whole city of jerusalem and palestinian s hopes for national capital in east jerusalem, the sensitivity of this issue not just to israelis and palestinians but everybody in the middle east with a stake in the conflict, that sensitivity is a well-known thing. that s why no u.s. government no matter how hawkish and pro-israel ha pro-israel has done this before. why the state department issued safety warnings. in the wake of the decision, engle in ram you will la, protests started almost immediately. significant protests in gaza. see them lighting the flag. very large protests in turkey. thousands turned out in protest