As tens of thousands of Palestinians protest, the U.S. opens its new embassy in Jerusalem. The Heritage Foundation’s Jim Phillips, a senior research fellow who focuses in Middle Eastern affairs, explains the significance—and what impact it could have on peace in the Middle East. Plus: Popular music site Spotify partners with the Southern Poverty Law Center, known for lumping in social conservatives with the KKK, to police music content.
Podcast: The US Embassy Opens in Jerusalem
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Thousands of Palestinians protested today as the new embassy was opened. (Photo: Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters/ Newscom)