West Bank & Jerusalem
Congo pledges to move Israel embassy to Jerusalem
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The Democratic Republic of Congo announced Thursday it will relocate its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, according to Al-Monitor. The decision makes Congo part of a small cohort of countries that have taken the symbolic step of moving their diplomatic missions to the contested holy city, a move that effectively endorses Israeli sovereignty claims there.
The United States relocated its embassy to Jerusalem in 2018, followed by a handful of other nations. Congo's announcement reflects a gradual shift in diplomatic positioning toward Israel's presence in Jerusalem, a city whose status remains one of the most contentious issues in Israeli-Palestinian negotiations and international relations across the Middle East.
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