Monday

Cold wet and hungry
at Arab Fried Chicken
last night

The American embassy is being moved right at this moment and speeches are being made and VIP guests are congregated at the new embassy in Jerusalem's suburb in Anona. Security is so tight not even staff of the embassy were invited. All roads 2 kms around are closed. Yes there are many people equally for the move as against the move of the embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, effectively acknowledging Jerusalem as the Jewish capital, thus putting in question the rights of muslims and christians. Most of the world's countries including the Vatican insist that Jerusalem should be an International city under international jurisdiction because it is holy to all 3 monotheistic religions and all 3 must be held with equal rights, no one religion dominating another. But this is no longer the case.

The move has emboldened Israel to pump 5 billion dollars into East Jerusalem (the arab side) probably for the eventual housing of jews and ridding the arab inhabitants. It has mobilized plans to "Israelize" Jerusalem ... which causes the minority christians and muslims to fear for their existence in the City.   https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-in-plan-to-israelize-e-j-lem-security-is-no-longer-no-1-1.6078290

Fadi Abusaleh shot dead in the protest
(unverified post)

The embassy move has also emboldened extremists jews to attack arab and christian properties. There was a spike in crimes last week but no arrests were made.  https://www.timesofisrael.com/palestinian-neighborhood-in-east-jerusalem-targeted-in-apparent-hate-crime/

Meantime 50,000 Gazans gathered at the border fence with Israel protesting ... over 15 were shot dead by Israeli army. Similar clashes took place at the Qalandya crossing north of Jerusalem. News now says 41 were killed in the protests. 1,600 wounded. It's a bloody day ... Is an embassy worth so many lives? The americans are touting the embassy move as a tribute to "peace". You must surely live in another planet if you think so.

And the irony is, Trump's anti-semitic pastor came to pray for the embassy at the official opening. There was no protests from the Israeli side .... strangely ... as they need all the support they can get. Word is out that Trump made the move to appeasers evangelical supporters ... and not so much in interest of the Israelis.   https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-trump-faith-adviser-who-said-all-jews-go-to-hell-to-speak-at-embassy-1.6078561

However I hold a little spark of hope ... that the madness of Trump might play for the benefit of the arabs in the future. Much as Israel is benefitting from the embassy move, Trump might just do a flip-flop and make a capital for the Palestinians also ... with concessions from Israel because of the big favor he has done with the embassy move. Israel cannot say no. Israel should really count the hidden cost of this move.