Israel's Deputy Foreign Minister, Tzipi Hotovely on Monday said her government was meeting with representatives of ten countries over a potential relocation of their embassies to Jerusalem. The Deputy Prime Minister's statement is coming after Guatemala announced plans to move its embassy to Jerusalem, following a similar decision by the US earlier this month which sparked widespread international condemnation and mass rallies across the Middle East.
According to Aljazeera, Tzipi Hotovely made this disclosure when she appeared on state radio. The report however did not reveal the identity of the countries, although she mentioned that some are in Europe.
"So far we have only seen the beginning. The US President Donald Trump's decision would "trigger a wave" of followers."
The planned relocation of embassies to Jerusalem is coming barely a week after the United Nations resoundingly voted against President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Jerusalem. About 128 countries had voted to nullify the United States' decision.
Guatemala, the US, Israel and six other countries voted against the resolution at the emergency UN General Assembly meeting on Thursday. No European country voted against the resolution, but several abstained.
