JERUSALEM/GUATEMALA CITY – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked Guatemala with a “God bless you” on Monday for deciding to move its embassy to Jerusalem, while the Palestinians said the Central American country was “on the wrong side of history”.
In an official Facebook post on Sunday, Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales said he had chosen to relocate the embassy from Tel Aviv — siding with the US in a dispute over Jerusalem’s status — after talking to Netanyahu.
US President Donald Trump recognised Jerusalem as the capital of Israel on December 6.
On Thursday, 128 countries rebuked Mr Trump by backing a non-binding UN General Assembly resolution calling on the US to drop its recognition of Jerusalem.
