Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has warned that peace could suffer if<br/>President-elect Donald Trump carries out plans to move the US embassy<br/>in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. He was speaking at the<br/>inauguration of the Palestinian embassy to the Holy See, after meeting<br/>Pope Francis.<br/><br/> The Vatican recognised Palestinian statehood a year and a half ago.<br/>The status of Jerusalem is one of the most sensitive and complex<br/>issues of the entire Middle East conflict. Palestinians view East<br/>Jerusalem as the capital of their future state, but Israel proclaims<br/>the entire city as its capital.<br/><br/><br/> Tomorrow, France is hosting an international conference in Paris to<br/>try to kick-start peace talks between the two sides. The Pope has<br/>repeatedly supported moves to restart the peace process.