Israel/Palestine

Did you really not understand the content of the post (now corrected)?

By president Obama forcing the Israeli issue, Trump will have little choice but to prove his conservative bona fides by demonstrating his pro-Israel / anti-United Nations credibility. Any chance of moderation evaporated. While Trump got along well with Bibi before, Israel was still not a top of the list priority after his inauguration. Now, not only will the UN vote certainly not bring the peace, with the intense press and recriminations, Trump and the Republicans will almost assuredly move our embassy to Jerusalem, cut some or possibly all UN funding and Palestinian aid, and force Congressional Democrats to either go along with the Republicans or face a fundraising disaster in key Jewish enclaves like New York, Los Angeles and Miami in the 2018 elections that we desperately need to win. Moreover, as demonstrated by Theresa May's stark criticism of John Kerry, even the major states who voted for the UN resolution are now concerned about their relationship with the Trump administration, and want the Israeli issue to go away ASAP.

I even just read an article that Trump wants Bibi to attend his inauguration. Bibi couldn't be more pleased.