While one of the most deadly conflicts between in Israeli and Palestinian forces took place today, senior advisor Jared Kushner spent the day opening the new US Embassy in Jerusalem. Kushner called this time a time of peace and a time to come together. This event was one of few public speeches made by Kushner. While he spoke of peace, over 45 Palestinians were killed in the Gaza strip by Israeli forces. Many question if Kushner and the administration are looking for peace or if they are looking for a way to show their support for Israel.
While the move of the embassy is not a huge deal in my opinion, the timing of the speech could not have been worse. If Kushner was aware of the attacks, why would he call the day a sign of coming peace? it seemed to not give light the the horrors taking place on both sides of the conflict. This similar to the United State's supposed neutrality at the beginning of World War I with the US heavily supporting the British informally.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/14/politics/jared-kushner-jerusalem-speech/index.html
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