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The original UN Plan called for Internationalizing Jerusalem, at the very least split before the ME explodes....
EU urges two-state capital in Jerusalem as tensions soar - Yahoo News
Ramallah (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - Europe's top diplomat on Saturday called for a Palestinian state sharing Jerusalem as its capital with Israel, hours after the police killing of an Arab-Israeli further fanned tensions.
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"I think Jerusalem can be and should be the capital of two states," the new EU foreign policy chief told reporters in the Israeli-occupied West Bank city of Ramallah.
The status of Jerusalem is a sensitive issue that has blocked peace efforts for decades.
Palestinians are seeking to achieve statehood in Gaza and the West Bank with annexed east Jerusalem as their capital. Israel claims Jerusalem as its undivided and eternal capital city.
In recent weeks tensions have soared, with Israel pushing plans to build new Jewish settlements in east Jerusalem and Jewish extremists demanding the right to pray at the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound
EU urges two-state capital in Jerusalem as tensions soar - Yahoo News
Ramallah (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - Europe's top diplomat on Saturday called for a Palestinian state sharing Jerusalem as its capital with Israel, hours after the police killing of an Arab-Israeli further fanned tensions.
Related Stories
- Jerusalem should be capital of two states: top EU diplomat AFP
- Netanyahu urges lawmakers' restraint over Jerusalem's Aqsa mosque Reuters
- Israel police on alert after Jerusalem clashes AFP
- Israeli MP visits Al-Aqsa site, defying Netanyahu plea AFP
- Israel troops kill US-Palestinian teen in West Bank AFP
"I think Jerusalem can be and should be the capital of two states," the new EU foreign policy chief told reporters in the Israeli-occupied West Bank city of Ramallah.
The status of Jerusalem is a sensitive issue that has blocked peace efforts for decades.
Palestinians are seeking to achieve statehood in Gaza and the West Bank with annexed east Jerusalem as their capital. Israel claims Jerusalem as its undivided and eternal capital city.
In recent weeks tensions have soared, with Israel pushing plans to build new Jewish settlements in east Jerusalem and Jewish extremists demanding the right to pray at the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound