US’ Jerusalem declaration is still the most prominent issue for the nation’s columnists

Nearly a week after US President Donald Trump’s declaration, Jerusalem is still “top of mind” (as the marketing drones say) for the nation’s columnists. Al Shorouk’s Emad El Din Hussein and Al Masry Al Youm’s Manar El Shorbagy say that the US’ decision to move its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv has effectively destroyed, or at least significantly rerouted, Palestinian-Israeli peace talks. Hussein and Alaa El Hadidi both see the decision as a window into US President Donald Trump’s thought process and political priorities. While El Watan’s Yasser Abdel Aziz and AMAY’s Amr El Shobaky say that Trump is unlikely to reverse his decision because Arab countries’ internal struggles have made them too weak to exert enough influence over the US or pay enough attention to the Palestinian cause.