President Donald Trump’s decision to officially recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, with plans to move the U.S. embassy to the embattled city, upends decades of U.S. policy. Leaders across the Middle East and Europe denounced the declaration, reigniting fury the U.S. leader has stoked with previous foreign policy pronouncements. The Trump campaign’s “America first” platform outlined ways he planned to restore the U.S. to a preeminent position at the international bargaining table. On his often-promised border wall, for example, the backlash has poured in from all sides. Again, world leaders condemned Trump.

Source: Huffington Post December 07, 2017 17:48 UTC