Tunisian President Baiji Caid Essebsi summoned the American ambassador to Tunisia on Friday and informed him of the country’s rejection of recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
The Tunisian President conveyed his dissatisfaction about the US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and moving his country’s embassy from Tel Aviv to Occupied Jerusalem according to one of his advisers.
Tunisia supports the Palestinians in their efforts to establish their own independent state with Jerusalem as its capital the sources added.
On Friday morning hundreds of people took to the streets of the city of Tunis to demonstrate against Trump’s decision.
On Wednesday night U.S. President Donald Trump officially recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel during a televised speech from the White House and declared his intention to relocate his country’s embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
Trump’s decision was met by a barrage of criticism and condemnations from many Arab and world leaders while protests took place in the Gaza Strip West Bank and different parts of the Arab and Islamic world.
