Europe urges Israel to share Jerusalem

THE European Union has urged Israel to share Jerusalem with the Palestinians as part of a Middle East peace agreement and make the holy city the capital of two states.

Reaffirming a position which the Israeli government rejects, EU foreign ministers said genuine peace needs the resolution of the status of Jerusalem through negotiation.

Rejecting Israel’s annexation of the eastern half of the city, they said the EU would “not recognise any changes to the pre-1967 borders including with regard to Jerusalem, other than those agreed by the parties”.