Erdogan seeks to annul Trump decision on Jerusalem at UN

Turkey is launching an initiative at the United Nations to annul a decision by the United States to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, said Turkish President TayyipErdogan on Friday.

We will work for the annulment of this unjust decision firstly at the UN Security Council, and if a veto comes from there, the General Assembly,” Erdogan told crowds gathered in the central Anatolian city of Konya via teleconference.

Erdogan made the remarks two days after Muslim leaders met in Istanbul on Wednesday to condemned US President Donald Trump’s decision and calling on the world to respond by recognising East Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine.

And if you may know, the United States is a permanent Security Council member with veto powers, meaning any move to overturn Washington’s decision at the council would certainly be blocked by the US.

Jerusalem, revered by Jews, Christians and Muslims alike, is home to Islam’s third holiest site and has been at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for decades. 

Israel captured Arab East Jerusalem in 1967 and later annexed it in an action not recognised internationally.

Trump’s decision to recognize the city as the capital of Israel, broke decades of US policy and international consensus that the city’s status must be left to Israeli-Palestinian talks, leading to criticisms from Muslim countries and Israel’s closest European allies, who also rejected the move.