One US opinion poll showed that 63 per cent of all Americans oppose moving the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, including 44 per cent of Republicans. Previous to the vote, Trump threatened to cut aid to countries that supported the measure. For sure, such a move would damage America’s Middle East policy. Only eight nations sided with the US in rejecting the measure, with 128 — including Malaysia — advocating its passage and 35 abstaining. Trump must have misread the Muslim and Arab sentiment.

Source: New Strait Times December 24, 2017 02:15 UTC