Update: Donald Trump warned over US stance on Jerusalem

Vociferous Arab and Muslim opposition is building to any possible US recognition of contested Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, as European leaders expressed concern about harm to fragile Middle East peace efforts.

Tue, 05 Dec, 2017 - 16:15

Update 5.17pm: Vociferous Arab and Muslim opposition is building to any possible US recognition of contested Jerusalem as Israel's capital, as European leaders expressed concern about harm to fragile Middle East peace efforts.

President Donald Trump informed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in a phone call on Tuesday that he intends to move the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, a holy city whose Israeli-annexed eastern sector the Palestinians seek as a future capital.