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Source: https://www.vox.com/world/2017/12/12/16762734/trump-jerusalem-capital-protests-palestinians-israelis
Trump's Jerusalem Move Didn't Destabilize the Middle East
(Vox) Sarah Wildman - After President Trump's decision on Jerusalem, the predicted tidal wave of regional instability has so far failed to materialize. Analysts say part of the reason is that the primary feeling among Palestinians right now is not rage, but rather despair and fatigue. "Many Palestinians who went through the Second Intifada don't want to repeat it," says Ghaith al-Omari, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Plus, Omari adds, Palestinians sense there is a lack of direction from their political leaders, and are thus reluctant to protest without a clear purpose.