Here is yet another classic case of Palestinian mentality at its very best to keep Palestinians constant losers.
Palestinians to Sue US at International Criminal Court over Jerusalem Recognition
Ridiculous. Recognition is an individual declaration of intent by a particular State. Recognition does not formulate law. But it does tend to guide law. Any State can recognize anything. It doesn't make the recognized thing *true*. At least not until the recognition becomes so universal that denying it as *untrue* becomes impossible. (As example, Israel *IS* actually a State. That many other States don't *recognize* it as a State doesn't make it not a a State.)
There are limited logical legal arguments to be made against the recognition of (part of) Jerusalem to be under Israeli sovereignty:
1. Jerusalem in its entirety is indivisible and is (unrecognized) "Palestinian land".
2. Jerusalem in its entirety is indivisible and falls under the sovereignty of Israel.
3. Jerusalem in its entirety is indivisible; sovereignty is disputed; and sovereignty can only be assigned to one political entity, either the existing State of Israel or an imagined and as yet unrealized State of Palestine.
None of these three are lasting, valid legal arguments. The first -- that a territory can be held indefinitely for a future government of the conceived "correct" type -- is unconscionable (and just a bit silly). The second is arguably and legally true, but neglects the self-determination of the Arab Palestinian people. The third holds to legal precepts entirely unheard of in history -- that there is such a thing a land which is indivisible.
So, we move on to the second set of arguments:
4. Jerusalem is divisible and the parameters for its division have NOT been determined, in law.
5 Jerusalem is divisible and the parameters for its division HAVE been determined, in law..
The law is ABSOLUTELY DARN CLEAR that the parameters for division have not been determined (despite widespread inaccurate propaganda to the contrary). The law is absolutely clear that the division can only happen within the scope of a peace treaty between Israel and the Arab Palestinian people and their recognized, effective government (waiting.....still waiting....why are we waiting?). Therefore, any recognition by third parties is completely and utterly immaterial to the eventual peace treaty because the peace treaty will set the parameters.
OR
The division has already been determined that West Jerusalem will be Israel and East Jerusalem will be in Palestine. (Totally bogus and utterly insupportable in law -- but I'll go with it). In which case, there is no space to argue that the US Embassy CAN'T be in West Jerusalem. Its already determined, right? So what you arguing?
Seriously. There is no possible valid space to argue that Israel can't have its seat of government in Jerusalem.