US President Donald Trump thinks small and acts big, without much realising the consequences of his actions. His actions have earned him a four-year White House term, a big fortune and of course, notoriety. Before becoming the US president, his actions would impact his wealth, family, friends and empire’s employees.
Now, when he is the world’s superpower president, Donald Trump's two-line tweets jolt the whole world and this pie-head politician either ignores them or enjoys them.
December 6, 2017, will be remembered as just another day when Donald Trump just added a gaffe to his career when he announced recognising the disputed city of Jerusalem as Israel's capital and starting the shifting of his country’s embassy there from Tel Aviv.
When he had started his presidential campaign, Donald Trump had vowed to ‘make America great again’. Since his inception as the president, he, however, has proved time and again that he is hell-bent on making this great country small and an unreliable partner in world peace. Look at the reaction from across the globe and one comes to the conclusion that except for Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, all world leaders have criticised the move.
America is bound to lose standing not only in the Arab region but in Europe, Asia, Africas and South America as well, where the countries having diplomatic ties with Israel see the move potentially catastrophic.
The blowback of impotent Arabs is a case to study for linguists, diplomats and international relations expert. Arab allies of the US, who had greeted Donald Trump as a great leader in a recent summit in Saudi Arabia, are struggling for words to comment on the situation.
King Salman of Saudi Arabia said, “The decision would hurt talks and increase regional tensions.” By the time, his reaction was being broadcasted, other TV channels reported that Sanaa residents remained indoors the whole night of December 6 to escape the escalated bombing of Saudi jets. That speaks volumes about the priorities of the ‘Custodian of Two Holy Mosques’.
The beleaguered Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, sees “dangerous consequences” to the two-state solution efforts, which has long been ditched by the incumbent Israeli prime minister. Jordan King Abdullah II found the softest words to express his “caution” against the move, saying that Jerusalem remained the key to achieving peace and stability in the region and the world. Jerusalem, in reality, has been Israeli functional capital since 1948 with all its government installation in the western part of the city.
Turkish firebrand leader Tayyip Erdogan threatened to cut diplomatic ties with Israel. His words have yet to see actions. A soft blowback was trickled in from Egypt, Middle East, the Arab League and Pakistan.
What will be the sequences of Donald Trump’s announcement?
The world at large may not move their embassies to the disputed city, sacred to three religions, but the big American move will weaken moderate elements in the Muslim world and will fan radicalism, extremism, and terrorism.
Any upside of the decision?
Yes, Donald Trump is set to win popularity in certain pockets of America and in the American establishment, which is heavily tilted to Israeli interests. The controversial move will renew efforts by the world leaders to find a two-state solution, which Donald Trump-Benjamin Netanyahu will try their best to frustrate.
May these two enemies of peace rot in the hell.
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