Trump’s Jerusalem declaration is a declaration of “war against 1.5 billion Muslims (and) hundreds of millions of Christians,” crosses a “red line,” prompts a “call for another intifada,” could provoke Iranian-backed militias “to target American forces,” and yet “will change nothing on the ground” …
- Trump Ticks the Box on Another Campaign Promise at the Expense of Inflaming the Muslim World (Business Insider)
… and “a senior official in Mr Abbas’ Fatah party, said Mr Pence was “not welcome” in the Palestinian territories”:
“Thousands took part in angry anti-U.S. demonstrations around the Muslim world Friday over the Trump administration’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital”:
Palestinian protests were met with “water cannons and tear gas to disperse a crowd, in clashes that cloud the upcoming Christmas celebrations in the town of Jesus’ birth” …
- Arab World Responds to Trump’s Jerusalem Decision with Protests and Warnings (Christian Science Monitor)
… “Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian man near the Gaza border, the first confirmed death in two days of unrest”:
With the U.S. having abandoned any pretense at impartiality, “[n]ow may be the time for another power to be a third-party facilitator that can bring fresh thinking to both sides”:
- If Not the US, then Who as Mideast Mediator? (Christian Science Monitor)
“With no explanation, the court gave the Trump administration legal cover, for the time being, to separate U.S. citizens from their spouses overseas, from their elderly parents suffering from life-threatening illnesses in war-ravaged countries and even from their own children” …
… as Trump retweets anti-Muslim propaganda videos and anti-Muslim hate crimes break out around the world:
- UN Human Rights Chief Calls Out Trump over Anti-Muslim Retweets (CNN)
- SkyTrain Attack on Muslim Teen Inspires Fear, Anger and Forgiveness (Vancouver Sun)
- Hate Crime in India: Muslim Man Hacked, Burned to Death (Al-Jazeera)
- His Defense of Hindus Was to Kill a Muslim and Post the Video (NY Times)
“[T]he Trump administration’s new restrictions have proven to be a far greater barrier to refugees than even his temporary ban, which was limited in scope by the Supreme Court.” The percentage of Muslim refugees has dropped from 25 to 10:
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