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January 16th, 2017 | #1 |
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Ireland opposes shift of US embassy site in Israel
BRUSSELS (AP) — Ireland is opposed to the United States moving its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, a step that would anger the Palestinians.
Irish Foreign Minister Charles Flanagan said Monday "I would be concerned at any unilateral departure from what has been a long held position of the United Nations as far as the siting of embassies is concerned." U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has not yet laid out a clear policy for the Middle East, but has signaled he will be more sympathetic to Israel's hard-line right than previous administrations. He has vowed to move the embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Flanagan's remarks came at a meeting of Eur read full article at source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/...te-Israel.html |
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