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U.S. President Donald Trump will recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital on Wednesday despite intense Arab, Muslim and European opposition to a move that would upend decades of U.S. policy and risk potentially violent protests. CBC | World News

While many Israelis welcome U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as their capital, Palestinians have said the move would end American efforts to bring peace to the region, writes Derek Stoffel. CBC | World News

President Donald Trump informs Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and other Arab leaders by phone that he intends to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, a holy city whose Israeli-annexed eastern sector the Palestinians seek as a future capital. CBC | World News

Trump may be poised to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, but Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas warned Sunday that American recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital would jeopardize the White House’s Mideast peace efforts. CBC | World News

Israeli police evicted a Palestinian family from a home in east Jerusalem on Tuesday to make way for new Jewish tenants who claimed ownership, under a law allowing Jewish people to reclaim former homes or repurchase them. CBC | World News