Stating that the Western Wall should be part of Israel is going to piss off the Arab world even more. This over the top pro-Israel stance is ironically making things much more difficult for the Jews.
After the President officially declared Jerusalem the capital of Israel, the White House is signaling that the Western Wall should be part of Israel.
AP:
Senior Trump administration officials outlined their view Friday that Jerusalem’s Western Wall ultimately will be declared a part of Israel, in another declaration sure to enflame passions among Palestinians and others in the Middle East.
Although they said the ultimate borders of the holy city must be resolved through Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, the officials — speaking ahead of Vice President Mike Pence’s trip to the region — essentially ruled out any scenario that didn’t maintain Israeli control over the holiest ground in Judaism. The issue is sensitive because the wall is beyond Israel’s pre-1967 borders and abuts some of the Islamic world’s most revered sites.
“We cannot envision any situation under which the Western Wall would not be part of Israel. But as the president said, the specific boundaries of sovereignty of Israel are going to be part of the final status agreement,” a senior administration official said. Another official later added by email, “We note that we cannot imagine Israel would sign a peace agreement that didn’t include the Western Wall.”
Hopefully this news further increases tensions to the point where the Arabs form a military coalition against the Zionists. While I doubt this will ever happen, we can already see that much of the Arab world is upset over these symbolic measures. There have also been violent protests from the Palestinians in the past week or so.
The situation could result in Israel doing something stupid. Now that their ISIS project is in shambles, there is a chance that they’ll do something rash. Let’s hope they overplay their hand.
