The President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, has that the USA officially that Jerusalem is the capital city of Israel. This ahead of the USA moving its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. The decision by President Trump decades of America its embassy in the city of Tel Aviv. In an address at the White House, Mr Trump his rationale for his decision. He said he, " this course of action to in the best interests of the United States of America, and the pursuit of peace between Israel and the Palestinians". He that recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital , "nothing more or less than a recognition of reality".
The UN the decision "a moment of great anxiety". It added: "There no alternative to the two-state solution." Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu it was "a historic day". He said Israel profoundly grateful to President Trump. Palestinian leader, Ismail Haniya, Trump's decision as a "flagrant aggression," and "the official announcement of the end of the peace process." A Palestinian diplomat the BBC that Mr Trump, "is war in the Middle East and against 1.5 billion Muslims." Israel's Haaretz newspaper : "It will certainly Iran and its allies with a wonderful rallying cry and could even new life into terrorist organizations like ISIS."
