[–] SukkhaMadiqqa 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Could have been due to the old one being bugged by a US ally who the US wanted to lose some visibilty, like the UK or something.
[–] Pollycracker 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
It was moved to protect the President from assassination. Trump needed protection, and moving the Embassy guaranteed Trump's life until it was moved. Thank you Mossad.
[–] E_W86 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
For evangelical Christians and observant Jews it goes back to the 12th chapter of Genesis. According to his promise, God now owes POTUS Trump and America a blessing.:
12 The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you.
2 “I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. 3 I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.”
[–] Maladaptivenomore ago (edited ago)
Both Israel and Palestine claim Jeruselam as their Capital. For Palesitine, they have historically claimed East Jeruselam which is now occupied by Israel but is still recognized as the Palestinian Capital by some (Russia and China, for example).
Even though the current administration stated that Trump's decision should not be inferred to "indicate any final status for Jeruselam", his explicit recognition of Jeruselam proper as the Capital of Israel also means that he implicitly does not currently recognize East Jeruselam as part of the Capital of Israel, which is actually a win for Palestine, in spite of the Palestinian's apparant protest of the move, also.
The additional fact that the western puppets of Israel also denouce Trump's decision should be indication enough that, even though it seems celebrated by Israel on the surface, it was not the move that was intended, so to speak, at least not at this time. This is also illustrated by this move having been delayed and deferred by many of the past administrations who were arguably very much in bed with Israel.
Good question you ask. Three words (I am not jewish): Realpolitik, history and acceleration of peace. The first was coined by the late German chancellor Willy Brandt. It means one has to view things realistically, in other words acknowledge facts, not ignore them. Second, historically Jerusalem was always the jewish capital and thirdly, peace has eluded the region and is not going to happen until one deals with the deep state. Trump is one extraordinary man who thinks big. Very big. Much bigger than any president ever has. He knows that to move the embassy recognizes an important fact. Fact is Israel is in the region to stay. While this is obvious, no one has had the guts to support that in terms of policy (Nixon did that with his famous trip to China). Trump also knows that the only reason why there is no peace, is the meddling of Iran & the deep state, because they support Hamas, Hezbollah and other regional terror groups. That is also the reason why Lebanon is in such a mess. The Palestinians and Israelis would have peace tomorrow if it wasn't for Iran and the deep state. They want to keep the conflict going for the next 100 years. You eliminate Iran and the deep state and peace in the region follows quickly including in Lebanon. Trump knows all that and that is why he does what no other leader has been able to do, castrate Iran and kill the deep state. The embassy move was the official message that he was going to do that. Trump is one unbelievable genius and light years ahead of the rest.
To counteract some bad precedents caused by the previous administation:
[–] pwdwp 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Taken from QRV sub:
I think there's more to it than meets the eye. Doing this amplified Israel as an already huge target in the Muslim world. Also the embassy was suppose to cost around $1 billion and Trump got it down to $150k. If America ever breaks from Israel and they have to defend themselves I don't think they'll make it.
Maybe this is why Trump asked Netanyahu if Israel was really interested in peace.
[–] E_W86 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
They've been outmanned and outgunned in every battle they have had to fight since they were re-established as a nation after their 2,000 years of exile.
Defending Israel isn't our job, it's Someone Else's job (hint: starts with Yeshua). He is in control of all world events and has always used evil people to accomplish his purposes (think Rothschilds) as well as "good" people (well, actually none of us are good in and of ourselves). All things (even things we would consider bad) work together for good for those who love God and are called according to his purposes.
Although America may provide some kind of support if that's how He plans to handle things.
Actually the bible speaks of an alliance of western and Arab nations jawboning/criticizing the invaders of Israel in the last days, but it does not indicate that they get involved in any material way: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+38&version=NIV At that time, God will be making a point, and he'll be making it alone.