Australia has decided to formally recognise west Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, but will not move its embassy until there is a peace settlement between Israel and Palestinians, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced. Australia has decided to formally recognise west Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, but will not move its embassy until there is a peace settlement between Israel and Palestinians, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced. He said Australia will recognise east Jerusalem as Palestine’s capital only after a settlement has been reached on a two-state solution. Israel captured east Jerusalem in the 1967 Mideast war and annexed it in a move that is not internationally recognised. Israel considers east Jerusalem an indivisible part of its capital, while the Palestinians seek the area, home to the city’s most sensitive holy sites, as the capital of a future state.

Source: Irish Independent December 15, 2018 04:30 UTC