Israel in touch with ‘10 countries’ over Jerusalem embassy moves after Guatemala follows Donald Trump’s lead
Israel said it was in touch with “at least ten countries” over the possible transfer of their embassies to Jerusalem after Guatemala said it would follow US President Donald Trump’s controversial lead on the holy city. “We are in contact with at least ten countries, some of them in Europe” to discuss the move, deputy foreign minister Tzipi Hotovely told public radio Monday.She spoke a day after Guatemala said it would move its embassy to the city, a move slammed by Palestinian officials as “shameful”.Hotovely said Trump’s statement would “trigger a wave” of such moves.“So far we have only seen the beginning,” she said.Hotovely did not name the countries in question, but public radio cited Israeli diplomatic sources as saying Honduras, the Philippines, Romania and South Sudan are among states considering such a move.Two-thirds of United Nations member states on Thursday voted for a resolution rejecting Trump’s controversial move, reaffirming that the status of Jerusalem must be resolved through negotiations.Israel seized the eastern part of Jerusalem in the 1967 Six Day War and later annexed it in a move not recognised by the international community.
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