How will US Jerusalem move affect Israel's far right? | Israel News | Al Jazeera

How will US Jerusalem move affect Israel's far right? | Israel News | Al Jazeera

 

 

Jonathan Cook, journalist

My
latest: There have been plenty of warnings about Palestinian reactions
to Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital. But analysts
fear it will also drive the Israeli public even further to the extreme
right.

 Trump's seal of approval for Israel's takeover of Jerusalem is likely to
intensify the city's religious symbolism for Jews - and the importance
of Israeli sovereignty over al-Aqsa Mosque compound [Ronny
Hartmann/Photothek via Getty Images]