Trump's Middle East Plans and Options for the Islamic World
... strongly opposed, not just by the Palestinians, but also by many countries in the Islamic world. The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), which includes 57 countries with mostly Muslim populations, has always supported the Palestinian cause. The Arab League has also repeatedly said it wants an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital. Many countries, in addition to the United Nations, have called for a solution that would create two states, based on the borders from before 1967. Trump's idea to take control of Gaza would go against these long-held views and isolate ...