Iranian parliament recognizes Jerusalem as ‘capital of Palestine’
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(Worthy News) – The Iranian parliament voted to approve a plan on Wednesday that would require the government of Iran to recognize Jerusalem as the permanent capital of the Palestinian people, Iranian news agency Fars reported.
The vote yielded 207 supporters and met with no opposition.
On December 6, US President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as the Israeli capital and announced that the American embassy will move from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. [ Source: Jerusalem Post (Read More…) ]
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