{"id":181959,"date":"2021-04-05T12:00:04","date_gmt":"2021-04-05T11:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=181959"},"modified":"2021-03-30T10:43:18","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T09:43:18","slug":"kosovo-becomes-first-muslim-nation-to-open-jerusalem-embassy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2021\/04\/kosovo-becomes-first-muslim-nation-to-open-jerusalem-embassy\/","title":{"rendered":"Kosovo Becomes First Muslim Nation to Open Jerusalem Embassy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_181960\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/kosovo-jerusalem-embassy.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-181960\" class=\"wp-image-181960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/kosovo-jerusalem-embassy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/kosovo-jerusalem-embassy.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/kosovo-jerusalem-embassy-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-181960\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kosovo opened its new embassy in Jerusalem on Sunday 14 Mar 2021.<br \/>(Photo: Twitter\/@MFAKosovo)<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>15 Mar 2021 &#8211;<em>Its new building makes it the second country in Europe and the fourth in the world to officially recognise the city as Israel&#8217;s capital.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Kosovo has become the first Muslim-majority nation to open an embassy in Jerusalem, making it the latest in a small number of countries to recognise the city as Israel\u2019s capital.<\/p>\n<p>The Kosovar foreign ministry announced the move in a statement on Sunday [14 Mar], six weeks after it established diplomatic ties with Israel on February 1.<\/p>\n<p>It is the second European country and the fourth in the world to open an embassy in Jerusalem.<\/p>\n<p>The Czech Republic\u2019s embassy on Washington Street <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/jewishnews.timesofisrael.com\/czech-pm-opens-jerusalem-embassy-office-on-israel-trip-with-hungarys-orban\/\" >was inaugurated last week<\/a> in a ceremony attended by Israel\u2019s foreign minister Gabi Ashkenazi and Andrej Babis, the Czech prime minister.<\/p>\n<p>Several countries have now opened an embassy in Jerusalem since late 2017, when Donald Trump changed US policy and recognised the city as the official capital of Israel.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/flo.uri.sh\/visualisation\/5569886\/embed\" width=\"600\" height=\"575\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Palestinians and many in Europe criticised the decision, saying no decision on the status of Jerusalem should have been taken while the Israeli-Palestinian conflict remains unresolved.<\/p>\n<p>The US embassy moved in May 2018 from Tel Aviv, where most other countries base their diplomatic missions.<\/p>\n<p>Until last week, only Guatemala had followed the US lead.<\/p>\n<p>Kosovo\u2019s decision to relocate was taken last year, when outgoing Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti met Trump at the White House.<\/p>\n<p>His designated successor Albin Kurti had come under pressure from a number of countries, including Turkey, to change his mind.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/jewishnews.timesofisrael.com\/kosovo-becomes-first-muslim-nation-to-open-jerusalem-embassy\/\" >Go to Original &#8211; timesofisrael.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kosovar foreign ministry announced the move in a statement on Sunday [14 Mar 2021], six weeks after it established diplomatic ties with Israel on 1 Feb. 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