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1 verified report published on December 5, 2017.
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December 5 was the night before the match got struck. Trump was not stumbling into a problem; he was walking, wide awake, into one that aides and allies had spent days trying to describe in increasingly nervous language.
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The White House was preparing to announce recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, despite warnings from diplomats and regional officials that the move could inflame tensions and undercut already fragile peace efforts.