(AP) -- Wednesday's expected recognition will be welcomed by U.S. ally Israel and it will be popular with pro-Israel evangelical Christian voters who make up a key part of Trump's base.

But it could also trigger violence in the region, derail a developing U.S. Mideast peace plan before it even gets off the ground and infuriate key allies in the Arab world and the West.

Israel claims all of the city as its capital, while the Palestinians claim the city's eastern sector, captured by Israel in the 1967 Mideast war, as the capital of a future independent state. The international community overwhelmingly says al-Quds' final status should be resolved through negotiations.
 

(File Photo: Palestinians run away from tear gas thrown by Israeli police officers outside al-Quds' Old City. U.S. officials say President Donald Trump will recognize al-Quds as Israel's capital Wednesday, Dec. 6, and instruct the State Department to begin the multi-year process of moving the American embassy from Tel Aviv to the holy city. His decision could have deep repercussions across the region. AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean, File)