{"id":54813,"date":"2017-12-18T07:58:45","date_gmt":"2017-12-18T07:58:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=54813"},"modified":"2017-12-18T07:58:45","modified_gmt":"2017-12-18T07:58:45","slug":"turkey-plans-embassy-in-east-jerusalem-erdogan-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/world-news\/turkey-plans-embassy-in-east-jerusalem-erdogan-says.html","title":{"rendered":"Turkey Plans Embassy in East Jerusalem, Erdogan Says"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\">Turkey Plans Embassy in East Jerusalem, Erdogan Says<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\">Turkey intends to open an embassy in East Jerusalem, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday, days after leading calls at a summit of Muslim leaders for the world to recognize it as the capital of Palestine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\">It was not clear how Turkey would carry out the move, since Israel controls all of Jerusalem and calls the city its indivisible capital.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\">But Palestinians want the capital of the state they seek to be in East Jerusalem, which Israel took in the 1967 war and later annexed in a move not recognized internationally.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\">The Muslim nation summit was a response to President Trump\u2019s Dec. 6 announcement that he would recognize Jerusalem as Israel\u2019s capital. That broke with decades of American policy and with the international consensus that the city\u2019s status must be left to Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\">Mr. Erdogan said in a speech to members of his political party that Turkey\u2019s consulate general in Jerusalem was already represented by an ambassador. \u201cGod willing, the day is close when officially, with God\u2019s permission, we will open our embassy there,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\">Jerusalem, revered by Jews, Christians and Muslims alike, is home to Islam\u2019s third-holiest shrine as well as the Western Wall, which is holy to Jews \u2014 both in the eastern sector. The city has been at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for decades.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\">Foreign embassies in Israel, including Turkey\u2019s, are located in Tel Aviv, reflecting Jerusalem\u2019s unresolved status.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\">A communiqu\u00e9 issued after Wednesday\u2019s summit of more than 50 Muslim countries, including American allies, said they considered Mr. Trump\u2019s move to be a declaration that Washington was withdrawing from its role \u201cas sponsor of peace\u201d in the Middle East.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\">Source:-\u00a0https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/12\/17\/world\/middleeast\/turkey-embassy-east-jerusalem-erdogan.html<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/world-news\/turkey-plans-embassy-in-east-jerusalem-erdogan-says.html\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 630px !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Turkey Plans Embassy in East Jerusalem, Erdogan Says Turkey intends to open an embassy in East Jerusalem, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday, days after leading calls at a summit of Muslim leaders for the world to recognize it as the capital of Palestine. 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