The UN Security Council will hold a meeting because of the US recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel

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The United Nations Security Council plans to hold a meeting on US President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, writes "Voice of America«.

According to diplomats, France, Bolivia, Egypt, Italy, Senegal, Sweden, the United Kingdom and Uruguay appealed to the UN Secretary-General António Guterresch with such a request.

It is assumed that the meeting will be held on Friday.

On Wednesday, Donald Trump suddenly canceled a ten-year US policy, causing outrage among the Palestinians and ignoring the possibility of an escalation of the situation in the Middle East. Trump also plans to move the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

Recall that earlier US President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, and also ordered the American embassy to be moved to this city.

The status of Jerusalem is one of the key issues in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The Israelis occupied its eastern quarters during the 1967 war. They insist that Jerusalem is their “one and indivisible” capital. The Palestinians want to make the eastern part of the city the capital of their state.

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