Jerusalem: Trump recognition ‘kiss of death’ for peace ٹرمپ کامقبوضہ بیت المقدس کواسرائیل کا دارالحکومت تسلیم کرنے کا اعلان

امریکی صدر ڈونلڈ ٹرمپ نے مقبوضہ بیت المقدس (یروشلم) کو اسرائیل کا دارالحکومت تسلیم کرنے کا اعلان کرتے ہوئے امریکی سفارت خانے کو تل ابیب سے بیت المقدس منتقل کرنے کی ہدایات جاری کردیں۔ ڈونلڈ ٹرمپ نے وائٹ ہاؤس میں پریس کانفرنس کرتے ہوئے کہا کہ ‘کچھ امریکی صدور نے کہا کہ ان میں سفارت خانہ بیت المقدس منتقل کرنے کی ہمت نہیں لیکن بیت المقدس کو دارالحکومت تسلیم کرنے کا وقت آگیا ہے’۔ امریکی صدر نے اپنے متنازع فیصلے کے اعلان کے دوران کہا کہ یقین دلاتا ہوں کہ علاقے میں امن وسلامتی کے لیے کاوشیں جاری رہیں گی۔ انھوں نے کہا کہ مشرق وسطیٰ کا مستقبل روشن اور شاندار ہے اور امن کے لیے مسلمانوں، یہودیوں اور عیسائیوں کو متحد ہونا پڑے گا۔مزید  ڈان نیوز >>>>

The president’s remarks came ahead of his planned speech in Washington. Mr Trump will also start the process of moving the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. The two decisions – which would fulfil a campaign promise and appeal to Mr Trump’s right-wing base – risk a heated reaction from US allies in the Muslim world and, potentially, protests and unrest. They also make it difficult for the US to be seen as a neutral mediator in the Middle East peace process. Pope Francis called for the status quo in Jerusalem to be respected, in line with United Nations resolutions.

• Saudi Arabia, an ally of the US, called the new policy “a flagrant provocation to Muslims”
• Hamas leader Ismail Haniya said recognition crossed “all red lines”
• China warned against escalating tensions in the Middle East
• Jordan’s King Abdullah said the decision would “undermine efforts to resume the peace process”
• Egypt’s President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi urged Mr Trump “not to complicate the situation in the region”
• Turkey called for a summit of Muslim countries in December to discuss the developments
• Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said “Muslims must stand united against this major plot”

Source of frustration

Analysis by Yolande Knell, BBC News, Jerusalem

Israeli leaders will see Mr Trump’s announcements as correcting an historic injustice.

It has long been a source of frustration that the US, Israel’s closest ally, does not have its embassy in Jerusalem or formally recognise Israeli sovereignty over the city – which is the seat of its government and has 3,000 years of Jewish history.

But Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas – like other Arab leaders – is warning Mr Trump’s moves will jeopardise efforts to broker peace talks and achieve what he has called the “ultimate deal”.

The Palestinians want occupied East Jerusalem as the capital of their future state, and in the past even small changes – particularly at the al-Aqsa Mosque compound, known to Jews as Temple Mount – have led to violence.

Already the Islamist group Hamas has warned that the US could trigger a new Palestinian uprising.