A senior Turkish government official on Monday warned of a “major catastrophe” if the United States recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s capital despite a flood of warnings from the Arab world.
“If the status quo in Jerusalem is changed and another step is taken … that would be a major catastrophe” Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey Bekir Bozdag said during a televised press conference.
“It would completely destroy the fragile peace process in the region and lead to new conflicts new disputes and new unrest” he added.
Bozdag also the Turkish government’s spokesman on Monday said a US step to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital would benefit “neither Israel … nor the region.”
“It would not benefit anything. Rather than open new doors it would drag the region into a new disaster” he further warned.
US President Donald Trump is expected to announce a decision this week to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital subverting years of United States policy and drawing an expected furious response from the Palestinian leadership and the Arab world.
