The Arab Neighborhoods Around Jerusalem Will Be Part of the Palestinian State

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Jerusalem is the capital of Israel. All the Arab neighborhoods which surround the city of Jerusalem are not. As far as I'm concerned, they can be the capital of the Palestinians. No problem. Take it. Now, I'm not talking theoretically. I proposed to him that all the Arab neighborhoods around Jerusalem will be part of the Palestinian state. Absolutely. And that all these villages will be theCapital of the Palestinian State. That's what I want for my children and grandchildren who live in a two-state solution," he said.

Many of Israel's supporters, including Donald Trump, claim Jerusalem should be recognised as the country's capital city. After all, it has been the Jewish people's spiritual capital for millennia. But will recognising Jerusalem be the death blow for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process? Arguing in favour of the motion "The World Should Recognise Jerusalem As Israel’s Capital" were Ehud Omert, former Israeli Prime Minister; and Natasha Hausdorff, barrister at Six Pump Court Chambers and a director of the NGO ‘UK Lawyers for Israel’. Against them were former UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw and leading Palestinian activist, academic and writer Ghada Karmi. The debate was chaired by Emily Maitlis, presenter of BBC Newsnight and one of the UK's best known broadcasters.

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