Israel captur­ed Arab East Jerusa­lem in the 1967 Middle East warANKARA: President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday Turkey could go as far as breaking off diplomatic ties with Israel if the United States formally recognises Jerusalem as the Israeli capital, a move he said would be a “red line” for Muslims. Israel captured Arab East Jerusalem in the 1967 Middle East war. ‘Kiss of death’ to two-state solution if Jerusalem declared Israel capital: PLO envoyIt later annexed it, declaring the whole of the city as its capital, a move not recognised internationally. Trump, Jerusalem is the red line of Muslims. “There will always be those who criticize, but at the end of the day it is better to have a united Jerusalem than Erdogan’s sympathy,” he said.

Source: The Express Tribune December 05, 2017 10:30 UTC