Israeli French leaders tangle over US Jerusalem decision
The French and Israeli leaders sparred verbally Sunday over the U.S. decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital  while new violence rippled across the region following the move by  U.S. President Donald Trump .
In Jerusalem  a Palestinian stabbed an Israeli security guard  seriously wounding him in the first attack in the volatile city since  Trump 's pronouncement Wednesday. In Beirut  scores of Lebanese and Palestinian demonstrators clashed with security forces outside the heavily guarded U.S. Embassy  and Arab foreign ministers meeting in Cairo demanded that the United States rescind the decision.
Last week  EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini warned that  Trump 's decision "has the potential to send us backward to even darker times than the one we are already living in."
She also warned that  Trump 's "move could diminish the potential role that the United States could play in the region and create more confusion around this."
EU leaders  including Macron  have reiterated support for establishing  an independent Palestinian state  alongside Israel.  Trump  has said  he  would support the idea if both sides endorse it — effectively giving Israel a veto over any peace proposal. Netanyahu's government is dominated by opponents to Palestinian independence.  Trump 's Middle East team  headed by his son-in-law Jared Kushner  has been working for months on a peace plan but has not yet released it.
Nikki Haley  the U.S. ambassador to the U.N.  defended  Trump 's move.
The French and Israeli leaders sparred verbally Sunday over [TGT] .
In Jerusalem  a Palestinian stabbed an Israeli security guard  seriously wounding him in the first attack in the volatile city since  [TGT] 's pronouncement Wednesday. In Beirut  scores of Lebanese and Palestinian demonstrators clashed with security forces outside the heavily guarded U.S. Embassy  and Arab foreign ministers meeting in Cairo demanded that the United States rescind [TGT].
Last week  EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini warned that  Trump 's decision "has the potential to send us backward to even darker times than the one we are already living in."
She also warned that  Trump 's "move could diminish the potential role that the United States could play in the region and create more confusion around this."
EU leaders  including Macron  have reiterated support for establishing  an independent Palestinian state  alongside Israel.  [TGT]has said  [TGT]  would support the idea if both sides endorse it — effectively giving Israel a veto over any peace proposal. Netanyahu's government is dominated by opponents to Palestinian independence.  [TGT] 's Middle East team  headed by his son-in-law Jared Kushner  has been working for months on a peace plan but has not yet released it.
Nikki Haley  the U.S. ambassador to the U.N.  defended  Trump 's move.