Malaysia's PM Slams Australia, Says 'No Rights' to Recognize Jerusalem as Zionist Capital
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Malaysia's PM Slams Australia, Says 'No Rights' to Recognize Jerusalem as 'Israeli' Capital
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison reversed decades of Middle East policy by the country but said there are no immediate plans to move the Australian embassy from Tel Aviv.
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Supporters of move the Australian embassy to Jerusalem.Olivier Fitoussi.
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Sunday criticized Australia's move to recognise West Jerusalem as Israel's capital, saying countries had "no rights" to do so.
Australia's move follows U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to move the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv in May, which infuriated Palestinians and the wider Islamic world and upset Western allies.
"Jerusalem should remain as it is now and no...