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Inside the Trump Administration Debate over Declaring Jerusalem to Be Israel's Capital
(Washington Post) Anne Gearan - President Trump's senior national security aides convened at the White House last Monday for a discussion on how the administration would handle an upcoming deadline on moving the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Then Trump showed up. He became exasperated at what he saw as overly cautious bureaucratic hand-wringing, two people familiar with the discussion said. He seemed frustrated with pushback about the potential backlash among Palestinians and their supporters. The U.S. already treats Jerusalem as the headquarters of the Israeli government, holding meetings there, and has a large consulate in Jerusalem.