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March 15, 2021

Kosovo Opens Embassy, Czech Republic Opens Diplomatic Office in Jerusalem
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Kosovo has formally opened its embassy in Jerusalem, becoming the third
country - after Guatemala and the United States - to move its embassy
there, even though Israel has illegally occupied East Jerusalem since
1967. Under a normalization deal announced by former President Trump
last September, Israel recognized Kosovo's independence from Serbia in
exchange for Kosovo's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
Meanwhile, the Czech Republic has opened a Jerusalem branch of its
Israeli Embassy.


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