- Qatar said on Wednesday that US President Donald Trump’s decision on Jerusalem is a "death sentence" for future peace negotiations.
- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas called Trump's move "a deliberate undermining of all efforts to achieve peace.
- The US has historically played a major mediating role in Israel-Palestine peace talk.
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Qatar calls Trump's Jerusalem decision a 'death sentence for peace'
The US has historically played a major mediating role in Israel-Palestine peace negotiations.
Qatar's foreign minister said on Wednesday that US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital is a "death sentence" for future peace negotiations, according to Al Jazeera.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani called Trump's decision “a dangerous escalation,” as other Arab world leaders joined calls to denounce Trump's declaration.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas called Trump's move "a deliberate undermining of all efforts to achieve peace," The Jerusalem Post reported. "[Trump's decision] represents a declaration of the United States' withdrawal from undertaking the role as it has played over the past decades in sponsoring the peace process," Abbas added.
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The US has played a major mediating role in Israel-Palestine peace talks throughout the years, and has facilitated
Jordan dismissed Trump's declaration as "null and void," and rejected any unilateral move to change Jerusalem's legal status.
Palestinian political and militant group Hamas said the US' decision "opens the gates of hell."
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