Israeli soldiers detain a Palestinian boy during clashes at a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel in the West Bank city of Hebron, Friday, Dec. 15, 2017.

On December 6, Trump sparked international outrage as he declared that Washington was recognizing Jerusalem al-Quds as the "capital" of Israel and that he had instructed his administration to begin the process of moving the American embassy from Tel Aviv to the ancient city.

"We cannot envision any situation under which the Western Wall would not be part of Israel".

The tweet came after EU leaders discussed Trump's decision at a summit underway in the Belgian capital of Brussels. We believe in a two-state solution based on the relevant UN resolutions and the Arab peace initiative.

"Security concerns are the main reason for this decline", al-Hidmi said.

Israel failed to torpedo the statement, but managed to get the French text watered down with the help of the Czech Republic and Hungary.

Lo de Tevez debería solucionarse en estos días
En el club de la ribera son optimistas respecto a la llegada del " Apache ". " Esperamos anunciarlo antes de la fiestas ". Pienso que de acá al viernes debería solucionarse todo ", dijo el dirigente en declaraciones a TyC Sports .

The Egyptian-sponsored draft resolution describes as null and void any changes to Jerusalem's status.

The problem is Jerusalem represents a concept that defies logic and impacts the hearts and emotions of the masses.

Jordanian official news agency Petra said that from the Vatican, the King will head to France where he will hold talks with French President Emmanuel Macron on the latest developments in the Middle East, also mainly those related to Jerusalem.

Bethlehem is a Palestinian Controlled area and yet the fully armed Israeli military come in when they like.

Fatah also called for a complete coordination with Christians on Sunday evening to massively attend candle-lighting ceremonies in the city of Bethlehem.

Lou Honary is a retired professor and researcher at the University of Northern Iowa.