Turkey Plans Embassy in East Jerusalem, Erdogan Says

NYTimes.com Monday, 18 December 2017 ()
The announcement by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan came as Muslim leaders call for world leaders to recognize East Jerusalem as Palestine’s capital.
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News video: Turkey's President Erdogan says he will open an embassy in East Jerusalem

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 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Turkey wants to open an embassy in East Jerusalem, following a decision by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to recognize East Jerusalem as the capital of the Palestinian state.  It was not clear how he would carry out the move, as Israel controls all...