Preezy wrote:Waitaminute - what's the capital of Israel then?
Jerusalem is it's self proclaimed capital.
That's contended by other groups with claims to the city (based around religion) - Palestine claim it as their capital as well. It's a key issue in the peace process (not going well with Netayu..)
Tel Aviv is Israel's current political and economic "main city" - that's where the US embassy is for instance.
Trump is going to recognise that proclaimation - which will antagonise Palestinians.
Edit: Here's a map (I think it's out of date with the size of west bank, but it's top google result and shows the principal) - it's a split city