Israeli Defense Minister Urges Trump to Recogniz
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Posted On: 12/04/2017 4:41:13 PM
Israeli Defense Minister Urges Trump
to Recognize Jerusalem, Says ‘We Will Deal’
With Arab Violence < >
TEL AVIV – Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman on Monday brushed off fears of a Palestinian reprisal should President Donald Trump formally declare Jerusalem as the Israeli capital or relocate the U.S. embassy there from Tel Aviv, saying Israel “will know how to deal” with any resulting violence.
The news came as the 57-member Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) called for an emergency summit of Muslim nations in the event of a formal declaration by Trump and issued a statement saying that either recognition of Jerusalem as the Israeli capital or an embassy relocation would be seen as a “blatant attack on the Arab and Islamic nations.”
According to reports, Trump may use the declaration as a compromise should he choose to sign the biannual waiver postponing an embassy relocation from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
Liberman said recognizing Jerusalem formally was “the right step” and would be “very, very important to all Jewish people.”
However, the Palestinian leadership has warned that any moves regarding Jerusalem would spark a new wave of violence against Israel and may overturn any chances at a peace deal.
to Recognize Jerusalem, Says ‘We Will Deal’
With Arab Violence < >
TEL AVIV – Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman on Monday brushed off fears of a Palestinian reprisal should President Donald Trump formally declare Jerusalem as the Israeli capital or relocate the U.S. embassy there from Tel Aviv, saying Israel “will know how to deal” with any resulting violence.
The news came as the 57-member Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) called for an emergency summit of Muslim nations in the event of a formal declaration by Trump and issued a statement saying that either recognition of Jerusalem as the Israeli capital or an embassy relocation would be seen as a “blatant attack on the Arab and Islamic nations.”
According to reports, Trump may use the declaration as a compromise should he choose to sign the biannual waiver postponing an embassy relocation from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
Liberman said recognizing Jerusalem formally was “the right step” and would be “very, very important to all Jewish people.”
However, the Palestinian leadership has warned that any moves regarding Jerusalem would spark a new wave of violence against Israel and may overturn any chances at a peace deal.
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