From Al-Jazeera English
December 7, 2017
Arsalan Iftikhar (Senior Fellow for The Bridge Initiative at Georgetown University) discusses Donald Trump’s designation of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital with Al-Jazeera English news anchor Dareen Abughaida.
ARSALAN IFTIKHAR: “Donald Trump is a charlatan who probably couldn’t point out Jerusalem on a map…This was a completely political move on his part where he is essentially bending-over to the whims of right-wing evangelical Christian base here in the United States…
“The city of Jerusalem is holy for all 3 major Abrahamic religions…For Jewish people…It is where David ruled…For Christians…It is where Jesus taught…For 1.7 billion Muslims…It is where our beloved Prophet Muhammad ascended to heaven…”
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