By Patrick Goodenough | March 15, 2021 | 4:28am EDT
Kosovo and Israeli flags displayed during a ceremony at the headquarters of the foreign ministry in Pristina. (Photo by Armend Nimani/AFP via Getty Images)
(CNSNews.com) – A Trump administration vision moved ahead on Sunday when Kosovo became the first majority-Muslim country to open an embassy in Jerusalem, the city which President Trump in 2017 formally recognized as Israel capital despite broad international opposition.
The move came on the same day the Palestinian Authority, Arab League and Turkish government all protested the decision by the Czech Republic to open a diplomatic office in Jerusalem. The step falls short of moving Prague’s embassy to Jerusalem – which Czech President Miloš Zeman ultimately favors – but is nonetheless opposed by supporters of the Palestinian cause.
Kosovo becomes first European country to open Jerusalem embassy
March 15, 2021
Turkey has led international condemnation of Kosovo’s decision to open an embassy in Jerusalem. For the Balkan state, however, Israeli recognition of its independence is more important than appeasing its erstwhile allies.
Kosovo has officially opened an embassy in the city of Jerusalem, the first European and Muslim-majority country to do so.
The event was marked with a brief ceremony during which the flag of Kosovo was raised in front of the building that now serves as its embassy.
Ines Demiri, Kosovo’s charge d’affaires to Israel, called it a “truly proud and historic moment”.
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