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“I congratulate my friend Brazilian president-elect Jair Bolsonaro for his intention to move the Brazilian embassy to Jerusalem, a historic, correct and exciting step!” Mr Netanyahu said in a statement.<\/p>\n
But Palestinian official Hanan Ashrawi told AFP news agency such “provocative and illegal steps… will only destabilise security and stability in the region”.<\/p>\n
The US and Guatemala have recently moved their embassies to Jerusalem, but most countries choose to remain in Tel Aviv.<\/p>\n
Why does it matter?<\/span><\/p>\nThe status of Jerusalem goes to the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.<\/p>\n
Israel regards Jerusalem as its “eternal and undivided” capital, while the Palestinians claim East Jerusalem – occupied by Israel in the 1967 Middle East war – as the capital of a future state.<\/p>\n
Israeli sovereignty over Jerusalem has never been recognised internationally, and according to the 1993 Israel-Palestinian peace accords, the final status of Jerusalem is meant to be discussed in the latter stages of peace talks.<\/p>\n
Since 1967, Israel has built a dozen settlements, home to about 200,000 Jews, in East Jerusalem. These are considered illegal under international law, though Israel disputes this.<\/p>\n
Jerusalem is also home to key religious sites sacred to Judaism, Islam and Christianity, especially in East Jerusalem.<\/p>\n
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