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Thursday, December 7, 2017
Rex Tillerson defends Trump’s move on Jerusalem, says US still supports 2 states
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleUS Secretary of State Rex Tillerson responds to criticism over President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital by saying that he US president is merely recognizing reality.
Tillerson defended Trump’s move on the sidelines of an Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe conference in Vienna. Foreign ministers from the OSCE nations are roundly condemning the decision.
Tillerson says the United States would still support a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict “if that’s the desire of the two parties.” He says Jerusalem’s final status is still for Israelis and Palestinians to workout.
He says “the whole world” wants a peace process and the US still believes there’s an opportunity.
— AP
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