Honduras, Paraguay said ready to open embassies in Jerusalem

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  • March 13, 2018
Honduras, Paraguay said ready to open embassies in Jerusalem

Israeli Hebrew sources said that Paraguay and Honduras informed the Israeli occupation government that they are both ready to move their embassies from Tel Aviv to Occupied Jerusalem, provided that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu first makes an official visit to their countries.
In December, sources in Occupied Jerusalem were quoted by the Ynet new website as saying that the two Latin American countries were expected to be among the small group of countries following the US in moving their embassies from Tel Aviv to Occupied Jerusalem.
Honduras was one of eight countries that opposed a UN General Assembly resolution condemning US President Donald Trump’s December recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital while Paraguay, however, refrained from voting.

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