Trump still weighing whether to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital: Kushner

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People celebrate Mawlid al-Nabi in Jerusalem
Scouts march and play music in celebration of Mawlid al-Nabi in front of the Dome of the Rock on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem’s Old City November 30, 2017 REUTERS/Ammar Awad

December 3, 2017

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has not yet made a decision on whether to formally recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, a declaration that some expect could come on Wednesday, his adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner said on Sunday.

“He’s still looking at a lot of different facts, and then when he makes his decision, he’ll be the one to want to tell you, not me,” Kushner said at an annual conference on U.S. policy in the Middle East organized by the Brookings Institution think-tank in Washington.

(Reporting by Roberta Rampton; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)

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