In December 2017 U.S. President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and announced the U.S. would move it’s embassy there. The announcement was controversial as both Israel and Palestine claim that Jerusalem is their capital. Foreign governments that recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel support the notion that Israel has sovereignty over the city. In 1949 Israel took control of the western half of the city and Jordan took control of the eastern half. In 2017 the current population of Jerusalem was 61% Jewish and 37% are Arab. Opponents argue that moving…
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Response rates from 1.8k Conservatism voters.
86% Yes |
14% No |
79% Yes |
11% No |
5% Yes, foreign governments should recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel |
1% No, and foreign governments should not move their embassies there |
2% Yes, and foreign governments should move their embassies there |
1% No, Jerusalem is the capital of Palestine |
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Unique answers from Conservatism voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@9GDMX4S1yr1Y
No, it should be an internationally-administered city with equal access for both Israelis and Palestinians
@8YGPYJ23yrs3Y
Jerusalem should be made a city state
@8J8ZJ5T4yrs4Y
It should be recognized as both the capital of Israel and Palestine, which would maintain the peace and equality between Israel and Palestine.
@9FJLJ8K1yr1Y
No, Israel should not exist, as it belongs to Christians.
@9BNBG7C2yrs2Y
No, and we should move our embassy back to Tel Aviv
@Nooneeveryone 7mos7MO
Jerusalem should be recognized as a sovereign, independent country and both Jerusalem and Palenstine should find a new capital in the interest of moving forward.
@8T37FZH4yrs4Y
No, Jerusalem should be an independent city
@8VHNWDK3yrs3Y
No, Jerusalem should be recognized as the capital of both Israel and Palestine
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