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Kosovo Opens Embassy, Czech Republic Opens Diplomatic Office in Jerusalem

HeadlineMar 15, 2021

Kosovo has formally opened its embassy in Jerusalem, becoming the third country — after Guatemala and the United States — to move its embassy there, even though Israel has illegally occupied East Jerusalem since 1967. Under a normalization deal announced by former President Trump last September, Israel recognized Kosovo’s independence from Serbia in exchange for Kosovo’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Meanwhile, the Czech Republic has opened a Jerusalem branch of its Israeli Embassy.

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