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Palestinians lack key Arab support on Jerusalem

Mr Trump's important decision on Jerusalem: Mr Trump has recognised Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and ordered to begin the process of shifting the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.  According to news reports, the waiver of shifting, signed every 6 months by US Presidents, due on 1st December, has not been signed by Mr Trump. Arab countries' Response: In the first 24 hours after the US President announced the recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel,  only Jordan’s King Abdullah and Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan came out strongly against the US recognition. The UN Security Council members in a meeting on Friday, UK and most European Union members have also condemned the US decision.  Foreign ministers  from 22 Arab states meeting in Egypt's capital, Cairo, on Saturday have termed US President Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital "dangerous and unacceptable" and a "flag...