Guatemala to move embassy to Jerusalem

WASHINGTON, D.C.: relocate its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem this May, two days after the United States shifts its mission, the Latin American country’s

Morales told a cheering crowd on - sion, we recognize Jerusalem as the

Speaking at the annual conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), an influential pro- Israeli lobbying - tions, two days after the United - mala will return and permanently

Trump’s decision in December to transfer the US embassy from Tel Aviv to the disputed city of Jerusalem has drawn widespread condemnation, with critics saying it damages hopes for a negotiated

Morales nevertheless soon fol

- and solidarity with the people of

Only seven small countries— - duras— sided with the United States and Israel on a non-binding - bly resolution rejecting Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem

its new facility in Jerusalem on May 14, coinciding with the 70th

Israel claims all of Jerusalem as its capital, while the Palestinians see the eastern sector as the capital