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Thanks to Trump, diplomatic taboo around Western Wall comes tumbling down

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In May of 2017, President Trump visited the Western Wall of Jerusalem. He became the first sitting U.S. President to do so. The private visit took place prior to his formal declaration and recognition that Jerusalem is Israel’s capital.

 

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But since Trump’s visit to the Wall, his December 6, 2017, recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, and the May 14, 2018, move of the US embassy there, this hitherto ironclad rule has slowly but surely crumbled.

In recent months, more foreign dignitaries than ever before have visited the Jewish holy site, and many of them no longer mind being chaperoned there by Israeli diplomats.

“A lot of the inhibitions that might have existed in the past have been dropped. It’s pretty clear to many in the international community that the area of the Wall, if not the whole city, will remain in Israel’s hands in any future peace arrangement,” said Dore Gold, a former Foreign Ministry director-general.

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Source: Thanks to Trump, diplomatic taboo around Western Wall comes tumbling down | The Times Of Israel

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