Palestine president warns US against ‘recognition of Jerusalem’

The Palestinian president on Sunday warned that American recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital would jeopardise the White House’s nascent Middle East peace efforts.President Mahmoud Abbas’ comments came amid a diplomatic push by the Palestinian leader to rally international support against the possible American move later this week.”Any American step related to the recognition of Jerusalem as capital of Israel, or moving the US Embassy to Jerusalem, represents a threat to the future of the peace process and is unacceptable for the Palestinians, Arabs and internationally,” Abbas told a group of visiting Arab lawmakers from Israel, according to the official Wafa news agency.

 

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