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https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/2676563.pdf?refreqid=excelsior%3Aa32bec6dace48620bcae14629f84e412 http://www.pollingreport.com/israel.htm http://www.pollingreport.com/israel3.htm http://news.gallup.com/opinion/polling-matters/190283/jerusalem-jews-presidential-candidates.aspx https://www.thechicagocouncil.org/blog/running-numbers/american-views-israel-reveal-partisan-and-generational-divides http://worldpublicopinion.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/IsPal_Sep10_rpt.pdf http://deepdishonglobalaffairs.libsyn.com/trump-says-jerusalem-is-israels-capital-dec-7-2017 https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/04/opinion/the-jerusalem-first-option.html

"Do you approve or disapprove of the Trump administration's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel?" Approve     Disapprove	Unsure/Refused %	   %	             %	 	  12/14-17/17	       44	    45	             11	 	 	There is no clear consensus of whether Americans approve or disapprove of President Trumps’ decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Very      Mostly     Mostly        Very          Unsure Favorable Favorable  Unfavorable   Unfavorable %	%	  %	        %	       % Israel 2/04	14	45	  25	        10	       6	2/03	22	42	   23	        6	       7	2/02	16	42	   25	        10	       7	2/01	18	45	   20	        12	       5	3/00	16	46	   20	        8	       10	1/00	11	43	   21	        7	       18	5/99	15	53	   19	        6	       7	2/99	18	48	   16	        7	       11	3/96	17	45	   18	        11	       9						. The Palestinian Authority 2/04	2	13	  44	        32	       9	2/03	1	12	   44	        29	       14	2/02	3	11	   44	        32	       10	2/01	4	18	   39	        24	       15	1/00	3	18	   36	        16 	       27   It is clear that there is much stronger support for Israel than support for the Palestinian Authority. (http://www.pollingreport.com/israel3.htm)

Americans' Views on Moving U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem Do you agree or disagree with this proposal, or don't you know enough to say? Recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv. Agree%	 Disagree%	Don't know enough to have an opinion%	Refused%	Net agree(pct. pts.) 24	   20	                         56	                    1	                   +4           Among people who did not answer “Don’t know enough to have an opinion”, there is more approval of moving the Israeli embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem than opposition. (http://news.gallup.com/opinion/polling-matters/190283/jerusalem-jews-presidential-candidates.aspx)

"Do you think the United States should or should not move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem?" Should	 Should not	Unsure/Refused %	     %	              %	 	  	12/14-17/17	36	      49	      15

In this poll, it seems like there is greater support from Americans to not move its Israeli Embassy to Israel’s capital of Jerusalem. (http://www.pollingreport.com/israel.htm)

According to this article, this writer believes that moving the United States' Embassy of Israel to Israel's capital, Jerusalem, could promote peace which is what a majority of people want in the Middle East. (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/04/opinion/the-jerusalem-first-option.html)

This article gives an analyses about how peace between Israel and the Palestinians could occur and what the United States could/should do to promote peace. According to public opinion polling, making peace in the Middle East is a significant goal among Americans and moving the Israeli Embassy to Jerusalem could affect this peace process significantly. (http://worldpublicopinion.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/IsPal_Sep10_rpt.pdf)