Comment on What is the Israel thing going on?
plz1@lemmy.world 11 months agoHe moved the US embassy, not Israel’s capital. I’m sure he would have loved that much direct power over a nation-state, though. Also yeah, a dick move.
Comment on What is the Israel thing going on?
plz1@lemmy.world 11 months agoHe moved the US embassy, not Israel’s capital. I’m sure he would have loved that much direct power over a nation-state, though. Also yeah, a dick move.
Shikadi@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Incorrect www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/…/2017-26832.pdf#page…
plz1@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Recognized != Moved
Shikadi@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I guess that’s debatable. Given that Israel itself came into existence when the US and UK recognized it as a state, I consider recognizing Jerusalem as the capital the same thing as moving it from Tel Aviv, but maybe that’s misleading because it ignores nuance.