Gormley: Why Canada should say Jerusalem decision makes world worse

Whatever one thinks ought to be done with what is traditionally known as “the situation in the Middle East,” most observers agree that, first, it is a bad situation indeed and that, further, one ought not make a bad situation worse. 
In a rare and obliging concession to reality, President Donald Trump admits that the situation between Israel and Palestine is bad. However, he departs boldly from the broader mainstream consensus that it is undesirable to worsen situations that are