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Australia recognizes west Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
[NYPOST] Australia has decided to formally recognize west Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, but won’t move its embassy until there’s a peace settlement between Israel and the Paleostinians, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Saturday.Morrison said in a speech that Australia would recognize east Jerusalem as Paleostine’s capital only after a settlement has been reached on a two-state solution. The Australian Embassy won’t be moved from Tel Aviv until such a time, he said. While the embassy move is delayed, Morrison said his government would establish a defense and trade office in Jerusalem and would also start looking for an appropriate site for the embassy. Posted by: Fred 2018-12-16 |
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