21st century wire say donald trump campaign promise move us embassy tel aviv jerusalem could trigger series events push region back towards serious conflict trump appointment right-wing jewish bankruptcy lawyer david friedman image leave ambassador israel see many aggressive move promote ultra-zionist agenda friedman supporter illegal israeli settlement expansion palestine.moving us embassy jerusalem would direct violation numerous un resolutions 11 un security council resolutions rule israel seizure east jerusalem occupy territory.hussein ibish foreign policy magazine outline context issue term us politics among many alarm ways president-elect donald trump might upend traditional american foreign policy one immediate trouble concern pledge move u.s. embassy israel jerusalem.other successful presidential candidates notably bill clinton george w. bush make promise inaugurate emulate predecessors invoke executive waiver 1995 congressional mandate relocate embassy accord saeb erekat senior palestinian official peace negotiator say annex settlements west bank move embassy jerusalem might mean destruction peace process whole naturally bellicose israeli pm benjamin netanyahu deny would inflame conflict state december great step forward peace middle east advocate camille mansour tell al-monitor us move would devastate relations palestinians israel state clear abandonment corpus-separatum issue jerusalem enjoy since 1947 say number consulates base jerusalem us italian english turkish spanish french belgian base separate recognition city note corpus-separatum refer jerusalem observe neutral legal political status closely relate independent city-state.this come heal recent controversy recent un security council resolution condemn israeli settlements apparently un also follow settlement resolution plan track activities company business illegally occupy west bank.either way late push republicans behalf netanyahu zionist lobby seem prelude increase tensions middle east david smith guardianthree republican senators introduce legislation recognise jerusalem israel official capital move us embassy tel aviv plan back donald trump likely ignite fierce protests.after swear 115th congress washington ted cruz texas dean heller nevada marco rubio florida unveil jerusalem embassy recognition act.similar move republican majorities past two decades come nought time sympathetic president-elect trump repeatedly pledge relocate embassy jerusalem nominate us ambassador share view.critics warn move could unleash wave violence rattle israel-palestine peace process future two-state solution.cruz runner-up trump republican presidential primary say tuesday jerusalem eternal undivided capital israel unfortunately obama administration vendetta jewish state vicious even utter simple truth let alone reality jerusalem appropriate venue american embassy israel shock circle rubio add jerusalem eternal capital jewish state israel america embassy belong time congress president-elect eliminate loophole allow presidents party ignore us law delay embassy rightful relocation jerusalem two decades us embassy locate tel aviv hayarkon street half century us state department policy long hold status jerusalem determine final talk israel palestinians continue story guardianread israel news 21wire israel filessupport 21wire subscribe become member 21wire.tv provocation republican senators introduce new bill move us embassy israel jerusalem