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Even though 14 of the 15 members of the United Nations Security Council agreed that US President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel does anything but promote the prospect of peace in the volatile region, the American representative insisted that this - peace - was the whole point of the move. That is what she was ordered to say, and that is what she said.

Village guards in the southern province of Antalya have staged an unusual protest against U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the Israeli capital: Biting turnips.

In a single move, US President Donald Trump has reversed Washington's policy on a hotly contested and highly sensitive issue: the status of Jerusalem. His recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel is a profoundly symbolic gesture that has sparked reactions in many world capitals. Observers are speculating about the motivations behind such an explosive foreign policy decision.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Dec. 10 said the U.S. decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel is a “threat to peace”.  

An emergency summit of Muslim-majority countries to be convened in Istanbul this week should declare Jerusalem as the capital of the state of Palestine, a senior Palestinian official has said.

Is there a new conflict in the Middle East? This is a question that has been increasingly common in the world over the past few days. And every day more people are worried, given the events in Israel. After US President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as the capital of the country, the Middle East again is a hot spot for debate.

Turkish footballers and fans have voiced support for Palestine after U.S. President Donald Trump’s controversial recent decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.

Turkey on Dec. 9 condemned Israel’s “use of disproportionate force” on Palestinians protesting the U.S. president’s recent decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

The Arab League, from Egypt's capital Cairo, condemned late on Dec. 9, U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital.  

Numbers of Palestinians were detained by Israeli security forces as clashes were continuing with the prosteters in eastern Jerusalem on Dec. 9.