FACT CHECK · TEMPLE MOUNT, AL-AQSA AND JERUSALEM
Claim: Jerusalem: Israel's seat, status disputed
TRUETHE ANSWER
Both true: Jerusalem 'is the seat of Israel's President, Parliament, and Supreme Court' (US law 104-45); the UN General Assembly voted 128-9 (21 Dec 2017) that status changes are 'null and void'.
SOURCE
US Public Law 104-45, sec. 2(3); UNGA res. ES-10/19, 21 Dec 2017 (via Wikipedia)
congress.gov · en.wikipedia.org
congress.gov · en.wikipedia.org
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- “Jerusalem is the capital”
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