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AFP
Washington
President Barack Obama on Wednesday warned his successor Donald Trump against any"sudden, unilateral moves" on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, in an apparent reference to his plan to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
"The president-elect will have his own policy," Obama told his final news conference, two days before leaving office.
"But obviously it's a volatile environment. What we have seen in the past is when some unilateral moves are made that speak to some of the core issues and sensitivities of either side, that can be explosive."
Meanwhile, Nikki Haley, nominated to be the next US ambassador to the United Nations, told senators Wednesday that she supports Trump's plan to move the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.
"Absolutely," Haley said."And not only is that what Israel wants, but that is what this Congress has said that is what they support."
The embassy is located in Tel Aviv, and outgoing secretary of state John Kerry believes that moving it to Jerusalem would be"explosive" since both Israel and the Palestinians claim the city as their capital. page 14
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