ST. LOUIS – News of President Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel has sent waves throughout both the Jewish and Muslim communities in the St. Louis area.
Faizen Syed, executive director of the Council on American Islamic Relations in St. Louis, said this undermines the two-state solution proposed by the United States for at least the last 20 years.
“We believe this has the potential to radicalize religious groups in that part of the world and also believe this is wrong and we stand in opposition to it,” he said.