byBreitbart Jerusalem17 Dec 20170
The Algemeiner reports: Turkey is launching an initiative at the United Nations to annul a decision by the United States to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday.
Erdogan was speaking two days after a Muslim leaders meeting in Istanbul condemned US President Donald Trump’s decision, calling on the world to respond by recognizing eastern Jerusalem as the capital of a Palestinian state.
“We will work for the annulment of this unjust decision firstly at the UN Security Council, and if a veto comes from there, the General Assembly,” Erdogan told crowds gathered in the central Anatolian city of Konya via teleconference. The United States is a permanent Security Council member with veto powers, meaning any move to overturn Washington’s decision at the council would certainly be blocked.
Read more here.
Read More Stories About:
Big Government, Breitbart Jerusalem, National Security, Istanbul, Jerusalem, Middle East diplomacy, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey, U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv, U.S. President Donald J Trump, un security council
The post Erdogan: Turkey Working to Annul Trump’s Jerusalem Recognition appeared first on News Wire Now.
