United Nations General Assembly has voted by 128 to nine to declare his controversial decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital “null and void”. Uganda and three other African countries, Malawi, Rwanda and south Sudan refused to participate in the elections.
The law to recognize Jerusalem as the Capital city of Israel was passed 22 years ago by the United states senate. Since 1995 every president of the United States managed to avoid implementing this law until president Donald Trump took the Initiative to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem as the new Israel capital.
With the US vice president standing behind him, president Donald Trump declared; “It is time to officially recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel,” the president said in a statement from the Diplomatic Room at the White House.
Relocating the embassy will take years, senior administration officials said as they briefed reporters about the decision on the condition of anonymity Tuesday night. They said there was no specific timetable for the move, but that new embassy construction typically takes 3-4 years.
Trump administration officials said recognising Jerusalem as Israel’s capital was seen as “a recognition of reality” by the US government.
However, specific boundaries of the city would remain subject to a final status agreement, the official said.
The status of holy sites would not be affected.
The law to recognize Jerusalem as the Capital city of Israel was passed 22 years ago by the United states senate. Since 1995 every president of the United States managed to avoid implementing this law until president Donald Trump took the Initiative to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem as the new Israel capital.
With the US vice president standing behind him, president Donald Trump declared; “It is time to officially recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel,” the president said in a statement from the Diplomatic Room at the White House.
Relocating the embassy will take years, senior administration officials said as they briefed reporters about the decision on the condition of anonymity Tuesday night. They said there was no specific timetable for the move, but that new embassy construction typically takes 3-4 years.
Trump administration officials said recognising Jerusalem as Israel’s capital was seen as “a recognition of reality” by the US government.
However, specific boundaries of the city would remain subject to a final status agreement, the official said.
The status of holy sites would not be affected.
The city is home to key religious sites sacred to Judaism, Islam and Christianity, especially in East Jerusalem. Israel annexed the sector from Jordan after the 1967 Middle East war and regards the entire city as its indivisible capital. In recognising Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, the US becomes the first country to do so since the foundation of the state in 1948.
According to the 1993 Israel-Palestinian peace accords, its final status is meant to be discussed in the latter stages of talks.
Israeli sovereignty over Jerusalem has never been recognised internationally and all countries maintain their embassies in Tel Aviv.
Since 1967, Israel has built a dozen settlements, home to about 200,000 Jews, in East Jerusalem. These are considered illegal under international law, though Israel disputes this.
In recognising Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, the US could reinforce Israel’s position that settlements in the east are valid Israeli communities.
Israeli sovereignty over Jerusalem has never been recognised internationally and all countries maintain their embassies in Tel Aviv.
Since 1967, Israel has built a dozen settlements, home to about 200,000 Jews, in East Jerusalem. These are considered illegal under international law, though Israel disputes this.
In recognising Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, the US could reinforce Israel’s position that settlements in the east are valid Israeli communities.
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