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Round up of responses to President Trump’s Jerusalem announcement
Additional nations said to consider moving embassies to Jerusalem [IsraelTimes] As Trump prepares to recognize capital, Philippines and an unnamed Eastern European country among states that reportedly contact Foreign Ministry to discuss issue Czech Republic recognizes pre-1967 Jerusalem as capital of Israel [IsraelTimes] Moving embassy from Tel Aviv will only be done after negotiations with regional and global powers, says Prague foreign ministry After Jerusalem recognition, Trump signs waiver delaying embassy move [IsraelTimes] US president renews 6 month deferment of diplomatic mission's relocation, but has instructed State Department to begin preparations. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said work on moving the embassy would start immediately. However the move could take years to actually complete. UN Security Council to hold emergency session on Jerusalem [IsraelTimes] Friday meeting, at the request of 8 nations, will deal with Trump's globally panned decision to recognize city as Israeli capital. Bolivia, Britain, Egypt, France, Italy, Senegal, Sweden and Uruguay requested the talks. They have also asked UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to open the meeting with remarks. After Trump’s announcement, Guterres said Jerusalem’s final status could only be resolved through direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. |