Only hours after U.S. President Donald Trump formally recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel early Wednesday afternoon, the Czech Republic, a European Union member state, unexpectedly followed suit.
“The Czech Republic together with other EU member states, following the EU Foreign Affaires Council Conclusions, considers Jerusalem to be future capital of both states, meaning the State of Israel and the future State of Palestine,” the nation’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced in a statement.
However, the ministry made it clear it only recognizes the western half of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, stating that it specifically “recognizes Jerusalem to be in fact the capital of Israel in the borders of the demarcation line from 1967.”
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Despite the ministry’s stipulations, and despite its claim to have come “together with other EU member states” in reaching its decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, the statement was nevertheless a major bombshell.
As noted by The Jerusalem Post, by recognizing Jerusalem, the Czech Republic broke with the litany of “EU member states who hold Jerusalem should not (be) recognized as Israel’s capital until a final status agreement is reached.”
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