The Trump administration turned its back on decades of U.S. policy last December by recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and in May, it moved the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv. Palestinians see east Jerusalem, captured by Israel in the 1967 Mideast war, as the capital of a future independent state. Any political gain could come at the cost of strained ties with Muslim-majority countries, including neighbouring Indonesia, whose foreign minister expressed strong concern. Morrison “informed me that he is considering officially recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel & moving the Australian embassy to Jerusalem. “Australia makes its decisions about its foreign policy independently.

Source: thestar October 16, 2018 14:37 UTC