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Guatemala, Following The U.S., Opens Its Own Embassy In Jerusalem

"Guatemala takes a courageous decision," President Jimmy Morales said. But not everyone was pleased with the Latin American nation's decision to move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales, flanked by their wives, cut the ribbon during a ceremony Wednesday inaugurating the Guatemalan Embassy in Jerusalem.

Two days after the U.S. opened its embassy in Jerusalem, Guatemala has moved its own embassy to the contested city.

Images of the Guatemalan, Israeli and U.S. flags were projected on walls of the Old City Tuesday night, in anticipation of Wednesday's inauguration.

Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales — an — wrote on , "With the opening of our embassy in the city of Jerusalem, Guatemala takes a courageous decision, a step

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