President Donald Trump’s move to recognize the divided city of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital may have triggered a worldwide chorus of critics, but the president had his ears closely turned to his supports at home. Retired Ripon College political science professor Marty Farrell says for Trump, the proclamation was an important way to make good on a pledge to his political base, which includes evangelical Christians and pro-Israel Republicans eager for such a move. Trump shattered decades of unwavering U.S. neutrality on Jerusalem, and sparking frustrated Palestinians to cry out that he had destroyed already-fragile Mideast hopes for peace. “For the good of that area and for the good of the world I hope he’s right,” Farrell told WFDL news. Trump insisted that after repeated peace failures it was past time for a new approach, starting with his decision to recognize Jerusalem as the seat of Israel’s government.
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