President Trump fulfills another campaign promise. Previous presidents all failed to follow through but Trump had the courage to do what had been voted on many years ago.
'Many presidents have said they want to do something, and they didn't do it. Whether it's through courage or they change their mind I can't tell you. But a lot of people have said we have to do something, and they didn't do it.'
A senior administration official said Tuesday that the president would also launch a long process of moving America's embassy there from Tel Aviv.
'The president believes this is a recognition of reality,' the official said.
While Israel welcomed the news, Palestinian officials declared the Mideast peace process 'finished' and Turkey announced it would host a meeting of Islamic nations next week to give Muslim countries' leaders an opportunity to coordinate a response.
In Gaza, U.S. and Israeli flags were burned and in the West bank Hamas declared Friday a 'day of rage,' raising the specter of mass violence in the occupied territories.
