DONALD TRUMP'S DECISION TO MOVE THE US EMBASSY FROM TEL
AVIV TO JERUSALEM HAS ALREADY LED TO VIOLENCE, CONFLICT, OR
WHATEVER WORD THEY ARE ATTEMPTING TO USE TO SANITIZE
WHAT HAPPENED THERE.
DOZENS HAVE DIED, THOUSANDS HAVE BEEN INJURED.
WE ARE STILL EXPERIENCING A LITTLE BIT OF THAT NOW.
AND THE BACKGROUND OF THAT IMMEDIATE VIOLENCE EMBASSY
OFFICIALS ARE WORRIED ABOUT WHAT THIS CHANGE FROM TEL AVIV TO
JERUSALEM WILL DO FOR THE
LONG-TERM CHANCES OF PEACE IN THE REGION.
THANKFULLY KEN WAS ABLE TO SPEAK IN EMBASSY OFFICIAL ABOUT WHAT
THEY REALLY THINK ABOUT THIS CHANGEOVER.
HERE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THEY SAID.
>> THERE
IS AN ATTEMPT BY THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO MAKE IT
SEEM THAT EVERYONE IS THRILLED, OBVIOUSLY THE WORLD IS NOT
THRILLED.
THE UN CALLED OUTRAGEOUS AND A CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATION ON THE
PART OF ISRAEL.
BUT OUR EMBASSY WORKERS AND PEOPLE THAT WORK IN THE STATE
DEPARTMENT ARE DIPLOMATS, THEIR
JOB IS TO TRY TO BRING TOGETHER PEACE.
AND TO HAVE BETTER RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE UNITED STATES AND THE
REST OF THE WORLD.
SO WHEN THEY SEE THIS, THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO SAY A PUBLICLY
BUT THEY ARE OFTEN CAREER DIPLOMATS WHO WORK UNDER
REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC ADMINISTRATIONS.
OF COURSE THEY ARE DISHEARTENED, NOT BECAUSE THEY DON'T THINK
THAT ISRAEL SHOULD EVER HAVE ITS CAPITAL IN JERUSALEM BUT BECAUSE
WHEN YOU DO THAT AHEAD OF THE
NEGOTIATIONS PRETTY MUCH DOOMED THE NEGOTIATIONS.
IT IS NOT THE ONLY ISSUE BY A LONG SHOT BUT IT IS A VERY
IMPORTANT ISSUE AND IT IS ALSO SYMBOLIC OF WE DON'T CARE WHAT
THE PALESTINIANS THINK AND WE HAVE NEVER BEEN INTERESTED IN
PIZZA WE WILL DO WHATEVER WE WANT AND DAMN THE OTHER SIDE.
AND DAMN THE IDEA THAT WE ARE NEUTRAL.
IS VERY UNDERSTANDABLE THAT DIPLOMATS AND EMBASSY OFFICIALS
WILL BE GREATLY DISCOURAGED EVEN IN OUR EMBASSY IN ISRAEL.
THIS IS ONE OFFICIAL TALKING TO OUR REPORTER ñ I DON'T KNOW IF
THERE WILL BE A WITCH HUNT NOW
AND FIND THE LEAKERS BUT GOOD REPORTING BY KEN AGAIN.
IF YOU WANT TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THIS KEN WILL DO A Q&A ON
TYT INVESTIGATES, ON THE FACEBOOK PAGE AND 9 PM.
THEN WE HAVE REBEL HEADQUARTERS AFTER THE YOUNG TURK'S, THEN THE
POST GAME FOR THE MEMBERS HERE
AND THEN AFTER THAT IT GOES STRAIGHT TO
FACEBOOK.COM/TYTINVESTIGATES AND KEN WILL DO A Q&A ABOUT THE
STORY THAT HE BROKE FOR TYT SO EVERYBODY CHECK THAT OUT AS
WELL.