White House Looks at Moving US Embassy to Jerusalem

 

The White House says it is in the early stages of talks to carry out President Donald Trump’s pledge to move the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

It is an action likely to prompt protests from US allies in the Middle East such as Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Egypt.

Israel views the whole of Jerusalem as its capital, but Palestinians also lay claim to the city as part of an eventual Palestinian state. Most of the world considered its final status a matter for peace negotiations.

President Mahmoud Abbas has already voiced his criticism of the idea. 

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Source: euronews.