{"id":1303203,"date":"2018-12-16T00:14:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-15T22:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nhub.news\/?p=1303203"},"modified":"2018-12-16T04:52:14","modified_gmt":"2018-12-16T02:52:14","slug":"australian-decision-to-recognize-west-jerusalem-leaves-israel-disappointed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nhub.news\/de\/2018\/12\/australian-decision-to-recognize-west-jerusalem-leaves-israel-disappointed\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian decision to recognize west Jerusalem leaves Israel disappointed"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Palestinians and Arab League vehemently condemned the decision.<\/b>
\nIsrael tepidly welcomed, and the Palestinians and Arab League vehemently condemned, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison\u2019s announcement Saturday that Canberra now recognized west Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
Morrison, in a speech Saturday at the Sydney Institute, said, \u201cAustralia now recognises West Jerusalem, being the seat of the Knesset and many of the institutions of government, is the capital of Israel. We look forward to moving our embassy to west Jerusalem when practical, in support of, and after, final-status determination.\u201d He said that Australia will open a trade and defense office in Jerusalem, and begin looking for a possible embassy site.
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