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I need to puke now
Decision made following U.S. president's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital, Yedioth Ahronoth daily reports
Israel plans to name a train station near the Western Wall in Jerusalem after U.S. President Donald Trump, Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz told the Yedioth Ahronoth daily on Wednesday.
The train station is being planned for the Jewish Quarter in Jerusalem's Old City. Katz said he decided to honor Trump in this way following the president's decision early this month to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital and to ultimately move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv.
read more: https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/1.831466
madaboutharry
(40,208 posts)This seems to be a reckless decision. I would think there would have been security concerns that would have questioned this idea.
tanyev
(42,552 posts)'Cause you know that's what's going to happen.
MineralMan
(146,286 posts)Yes, indeed.
HAB911
(8,888 posts)TheCowsCameHome
(40,168 posts)What a stupid idea.
Frustratedlady
(16,254 posts)dembotoz
(16,799 posts)kentuck
(111,079 posts)Netanyahou.
TheBlackAdder
(28,183 posts)Tom Rinaldo
(22,912 posts)Nice way to needlessly alienate over half the electorate of your most important ally - inject partisanship into the alliance.
Phoenix61
(17,003 posts)I'm sure Faux News will get right on that.
HAB911
(8,888 posts)except to the extent they facilitate the End Times
Blues Heron
(5,931 posts)been a minute since I was there, but isn't that near the Dung Gate?
True Dough
(17,302 posts)Bloated Orange Station?