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    Trump risks backlash as he prepares to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital

    President calls Abbas to announce break with decades of US diplomacyPalestinians claim East Jerusalem as capital of future state
    by Peter Beaumont in Jerusalem Dec 05, 2017 3 minutes
    A picture taken on January 20, 2017 shows the exterior of the US Embassy building in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv, coinciding with the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States. Outgoing US President Barack Obama warned his successor against any 'sudden, unilateral moves' on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, in an apparent reference to his plan to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. / AFP / JACK GUEZ / Getty Images

    Donald Trump appeared on the verge of formally recognising Jerusalem as the “capital of Israel”, in a move that would upend decades of US presidential diplomacy and could trigger unrest across the Middle East.

    The suggestion came ahead of a key speech on the issue on Wednesday, as Trump called the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, and other Arab leaders, to tell them that he plans to move the US embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv.

    The disclosure – in a phone call between Trump and Abbas on Tuesday – came after the US president

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