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The Trump¹ administration is considering a declaration that's significant around the world, whether to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

And if the U.S. government does that, it could later move the U.S. embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel, to the city of Jerusalem.

Here's why that significant. In 1980, Israel passed a law declaring Jerusalem to be its capital. It had seen the city as that for decades.

But the United Nations said that declaration was against international law because it s?aw Jerusalem as an international city. Its population of around 850,000 people isn't particularly large as cities go. But Jerusalem's importance to the world's three major Abrahamic religions ?Judaism, Christianity and Islam 梚s tremendous.

IAN LEE, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: At one level, it's a city like any other. People sell, people buy, normal life. But Jerusalem's old city is special. And this is the best vantage point, here on the Mount of Olives.

The Dome² of the Rock, a key holy site for Muslims. Behind it, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher³, built on the site where many Christians⁴ believe Christ was crucified.

And out of sight from this vantage point, the Western Wall, holy to Jews supporting the mount where the temple once stood. It's not Jerusalem's significance, that's in dispute. It's a status.

After nearly 20 years divided by barbed wire, Israel forces took control of the whole city, east and west. In 1967, the international community did not recognize what Israel called the unification of Jerusalem, embassies stayed in Tel Aviv. And East Jerusalem was accepted by the international community as the capital of a future Palestinian state in a negotiated settlement between Israelis and Palestinians.

AZUZ: The United States has always had its embassy in Tel Aviv, a city about 30 miles northwest of Jerusalem. In 1995, the U.S. Congress passed a law requiring America to move its embassy to Jerusalem.

International supporters of that who include the Israel government say that the U.S. should recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital and have its embassy there to show it. International opponents who include Palestinians in the region say if the U.S. moves its embassy to the Jerusalem, it will be a major setback⁵ to hopes for peace between Palestinians and Israelis.

Despite the U.S. law passed in 1995, former Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama had used something called a presidential waiver to avoid moving the American embassy. They've said it's necessary to keep the American embassy in Tel Aviv to protect U.S. national security.

If President Donald Trump decides to move the embassy to Jerusalem, it's not likely to happen immediately. He's expected to keep the embassy in Tel Aviv for another six months and possibly move it after that.

1 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 dome   

n.圆屋顶，拱顶

参考例句：

• The dome was supported by white marble columns.圆顶由白色大理石柱支撑着。
• They formed the dome with the tree's branches.他们用树枝搭成圆屋顶。

3 sepulcher   

n.坟墓

参考例句：

• He said softly,as if his voice were coming from a sepulcher.他幽幽说道，象是从坟墓里传来的声音。
• Let us bend before the venerated sepulcher.让我们在他神圣的墓前鞠躬致敬。

4 Christians   

n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Christians of all denominations attended the conference. 基督教所有教派的人都出席了这次会议。
• His novel about Jesus caused a furore among Christians. 他关于耶稣的小说激起了基督教徒的公愤。

5 setback   

n.退步，挫折，挫败

参考例句：

• Since that time there has never been any setback in his career.从那时起他在事业上一直没有遇到周折。
• She views every minor setback as a disaster.她把每个较小的挫折都看成重大灾难。