President Donald Trump’s decision Wednesday to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel makes sense to local Jewish leaders — even if the timing makes them uneasy.
And while the local Islamic community chose not to address the issue, a member of the Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations said Trump’s pronouncement jeopardizes the Middle East peace process.
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Ahmet Selim Tekelioglu, director of outreach and education for the Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations, said Trump’s decision jeopardizes the peace process.
“This makes a peace solution all the more problematic,” Tekelioglu said.
