British Prime Minister's consideration of moving the embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem

British Prime Minister's consideration of moving the embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem

New York: Newly elected British Prime Minister Liz Truss is considering moving her embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

 According to the World News Agency, British Prime Minister Liz Truss said in a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lepid on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly that his government is considering moving the British Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.  Is.

 After the meeting, Prime Minister Yair Lapid described British Prime Minister Liz Truss as a friend of Israel in his tweet and wrote that he is grateful to her for considering the transfer of the British Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

 The Israeli Prime Minister also expressed his determination in his tweet that the two countries will strengthen their relations as allies.

 Note that Israel occupied the eastern part of Jerusalem in 1967 and claims it as its capital, but it has never been recognized internationally and has always been a controversial issue.

 This is the reason why the embassies of almost all countries in Israel are in Tel Aviv, but the former US President Donald Trump moved the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in December 2017 and recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

 After former US President Donald Trump, Paraguay also moved its capital to Jerusalem, but later brought it back to Tel Aviv.

 It should be noted that the Palestinians also claim that Jerusalem will be the capital of their future independent and independent state of Palestine.