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Israel Defense Minister, Opposition Leader Urge U.S. to Recognize Jerusalem as Israel's Capital
(Times of Israel) Marissa Newman - Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman and opposition Yesh Atid party leader Yair Lapid on Monday urged President Trump to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital and relocate the embassy from Tel Aviv. Lieberman brushed off threats of violence by Palestinians and the wider Arab world, saying Israel will "know how to deal with all the ramifications" of any U.S. recognition. He hailed Jerusalem recognition as the "right step" and a measure that would be "very, very important to all Jewish people." Lapid said the U.S. should have recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital "70 years ago," or at the very least "the day after '67," referring to the Six-Day War when Israel reclaimed the whole city.