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EU drops call for east Jerusalem to be named Palestinian capital

Telegraph – European Union foreign ministers pulled back from a confrontation with Israel by dropping a call for east Jerusalem to be recognised as the future capital of a Palestinian state. At a meeting in Brussels, they instead said that Palestinian territory must simply include part of the city. Israel reacted with relief that a concerted campaign by its diplomats persuaded European foreign ministers to stop short of endorsing the division of half the city as the Palestinian capital. Read article


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