EU has rebuffed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and refused to follow the US move in recognising Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
It was a resounding ‘no’ to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s request for the European Union to follow the US lead and recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
After a breakfast meeting between Netanyahu and EU foreign ministers, it was revealed that no country had voiced support for the US move.
But Mr Netanyahu said it was a recognition of “reality”.
“There is now an effort underway to bring forward a new peace proposal by the US administration,” he said. “I think we should give peace a chance. And it’s time that the Palestinians recognise the Jewish state and also recognise the fact that it has a capital that is called Jerusalem.”
The EU’s foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said the EU would continue to recognise the international consensus on Jerusalem.
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