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Soon after, Netanyahu’s office announced the establishment of diplomatic relations with Kosovo, which had not established bilateral relations with the Hebrew state since declaring its independence from Serbia in 2008.
A statement quoted Netanyahu as saying that “Kosovo will be the first Muslim country to open an embassy in Jerusalem.” He thanked the President of the United States, Donald Trump, for his “contribution” to these achievements.
Serbia is following the lead of the United States and Guatemala, which moved their embassies from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in May 2018, in violation of international understanding on the holy city, which angered the Palestinians.
“What else will Trump give Israel in November?” Asked Hanan Ashrawi, a member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization, via Twitter, referring to the US presidential elections scheduled for the fall.
Commenting on the move of the Serbian embassy to Jerusalem, the secretary of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization, Saeb Erekat, said: “Palestine is a victim of Trump’s electoral ambitions.”
Erekat wrote on Twitter that US President Donald Trump’s team “will do everything possible to ensure his re-election, even if it destroys the peace,” referring to the US presidential election scheduled for the fall.
“The administration of President Trump has once again demonstrated its full commitment to violating international law and United Nations resolutions, and denying the rights of Palestinians by pressuring some countries and encouraging them to recognize the illegal and illegal annexation of Jerusalem. East occupied as the capital of the Israeli occupation authority to achieve Israeli expansion, “he said.
