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Netanyahu: Recognising Jerusalem as Israel's capital 'makes peace possible'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem in October 2017. [Photo by AFP]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said that recognising Jerusalem as his country's capital "makes peace possible", after widespread international criticism of the US decision to do so.

US President Donald Trump's announcement last week has been followed by days of protests and clashes in the Palestinian territories, as well as demonstrations across the Islamic world.

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