Guatemala to Move Embassy to Jerusalem

Guatemala to Move Embassy to Jerusalem
A picture taken on Dec. 25, 2017, shows Guatemalan flag hanging outside the building housing the offices of the Central American Embassy, in the Israeli city of Herzliya, near Tel Aviv.JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images
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GUATEMALA CITY–Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales said on Sunday he had given instructions to move the Central American country’s embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, a few days after his government backed the United States in its decision to move its embassy.

In a short post on his official Facebook account, Morales said he decided to move the embassy to Jerusalem after talking to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday.