January 14, 2017 9:34 PM

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US embassy move to Jerusalem would hurt peace: Mahmoud Abbas

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

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