The U.S. decision in December 2017 to move its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem recognizes the latter as the capital of Israel. While violating several UN resolutions and international law, it has in the short-term impacted the negotiations between the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) and Israel. In the longer term we can see that the impact of the decision is also more complex and nuanced. There are three main areas which suggest this to be the case: First, the lack of clarity over the decision itself; second, the varying degrees of sovereignty exercised by Israel in different parts of Jerusalem due to the city's long and religiously diverse history; and thirdly, the contradictions inherent in imposing a nationalist ideology upon a cosmopolitan and heterodox city.

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美国大使馆迁往耶路撒冷：对以色列的喜忧参半？

美国于 2017 年 12 月决定将其驻以色列大使馆从特拉维夫迁至耶路撒冷，承认后者为以色列的首都。虽然违反了多项联合国决议和国际法，但在短期内影响了巴勒斯坦解放组织（PLO）与以色列之间的谈判。从长远来看，我们可以看到决策的影响也更加复杂和微妙。有三个主要方面表明情况确实如此：首先，决策本身缺乏明确性；其次，由于该市悠久且宗教多元化的历史，以色列在耶路撒冷不同地区行使不同程度的主权；第三，将民族主义意识形态强加于一个国际化和异端的城市所固有的矛盾。