Arab Parl. urges Brazil, Czechia to revert embassy move

By Mohammed Mahmoud</p> <p>CAIRO (AA) – The Arab Parliament on Tuesday called on Brazil and the Czech Republic not to relocate their embassies in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.</p> <p>The call came in a resolution on Palestine adopted following the parliament's Tuesday session at the headquarters of the Arab League's General Secretariat in Cairo.</p> <p>In the same resolution, the parliament called for &quot;doing something&quot; to deter Brazil and the Czech Republic from their intentions to relocate their embassies.</p> <p>In November, Brazilian President-elect Jair Bolsonaro announced his intention to relocate his country’s embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, while the Czech Republic announced the same intention months ago.</p> <p>The parliament also decided to address its counterparts in Brazil and Czech Republic with a view to making them exert pressure on their governments to revert the move. </p> <p>Last year, U.S. President Donald Trump sparked an international outcry by announcing plans to move Washington’s Israel Embassy to Jerusalem and recognize the city as Israel’s capital.</p> <p>The Palestinian Authority has rejected any U.S. mediation since Trump officially recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. </p> <p>Jerusalem remains at the heart of the Israel-Palestine conflict, with Palestinians hoping that East Jerusalem — now occupied by Israel — might eventually serve as the capital of a Palestinian state.

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