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Trump Could Put Lives at Risk and Gain Nothing By Recognizing Jerusalem as Israels Capital

Published: Dec. 1, 2017, 10:57 p.m.

b'Axios reports today that President Trump plans to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel in a speech on Wednesday. It\\u2019s not clear yet if this also means he\\u2019s ordering the U.S. embassy to be moved to the city, though the Israeli media has reported that he\\u2019s planning to do so, and Vice President Mike Pence said this week that he\\u2019s \\u201cactively considering\\u201d doing so. According to the Wall Street Journal, \\u201cU.S.'