The clamor over Jerusalem is visceral and visible for sure. It is as it should be, given the biblical revelation of the state of men's hearts and their desire to be either gods or enlarged status as "chosen by God". Jerusalem represents the full and final prize of earthly power in the eyes of men.
Make no mistake. Jerusalem is the object of every power broker's lust from the tip of the Temple Mount to Death Valley, California, to Mt. Everest; from the UN to Wall Street to Washington, Moscow, Beijing, London, Paris and Berlin. And everywhere else. When Satan tempted Jesus, it was from the pinnacle of the temple that He wanted Jesus to throw Himself from to gain His obeisance to evil.
Jerusalem represents the ultimate. If it can be tamed, Earth itself is subject to whomever tames it. Suddenly, the power that rules Jerusalem would proclaim that scripture is true, that Jerusalem IS that which the scriptures declare...the city of God, the stumblingblock and a stone of burden. Except this power would say "I am (we are) greater than Jerusalem." This power would say, "I am (we are) God." Eden's failed propsition all over again.
Why? Because if Jerusalem is a burden, Jesus is its champion. 1 Peter 2:7-9, Isaiah 8:14. He is the snare of the snare. He is the issue. He is the controversy. When the nations are said to get drunk on Jerusalem (Zech. 12:2) Jesus cautions in Luke 23 that in the time of the end not to be drunk.
We must not give rest to praying for Jerusalem. Isaiah 62. But, our true prayer for Jerusalem is for her king, Jesus, to come. He is the only right authority in heaven and in earth. We cannot be distracted over the sides of who we might favor regarding Jerusalem politics. We must stick to Jesus alone as having sole authority to speak as the ruler of that city. We must not settle for short of that on this side of His promise.