Trump's Jerusalem move roundly condemned at UN


Palestine's ambassador to the UN said Trump's decision should disqualify the from leading peace efforts
During an emergency meeting, UN Security Council members widely condemned Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, a move that has led to deadly clashes across the occupied Palestinian territories.

Eight countries called for the emergency meeting at the UN headquarters in New York on Friday, as Palestinians protested across the occupied West Bank, Jerusalem and Gaza Strip against the US president's decision throughout the day.

Several countries resoundly condemned the unilateral move by the US to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

Trump, ignoring warnings from the international community, announced on Wednesday that the US was formally recognising Jerusalem as the Israeli capital and would begin the process of moving its embassy from Tel Aviv to the city.

Palestinians want East Jerusalem as the capital of a future state, while Israel says Jerusalem, which is under Israeli occupation, cannot be divided.

The international community has never recognised Israel's claim to the entire city.

Here is a look at what was said during the emergency session:

UN: Decision 'undermines' peace efforts
Nickolay Mladenov, the UN's special coordinator for the Middle East peace process, said Jerusalem "is perhaps the most emotionally charged and difficult subject" among the final status issues in the conflict.

"The United Nations has repeatedly declared that any unilateral decision that seeks to alter the character and status of Jerusalem or that may alter these long-standing principles could seriously undermine current peace efforts and may have repercussions across the region," Mladenov said.

He added that he was "particularly concerned about the potential risk of a violent escalation" in response to the US decision.

Mladenov said the world was standing at a "critical moment in the long-running history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict".

The UN is not powerful enough, it's just as weak as league of nations. Jerusalem should be declared an international city,and should be under the control of the UN,and Palestinian should be declared a state.