Jerusalem has been the capital of Jewish community for 5000 years, says Israeli Ambassador to India

"Jerusalem is the capital of modern state of Israel and it will continue to be so forever,” Carmon said.

Written by SANTANU CHOWDHURY | Kolkata | Updated: December 17, 2017 7:21 pm

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Israel’s ambassador to India Daniel Carmon (Source: Twitter/ANI_news)

Reacting to US President Donald Trump’s statements that his country would recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, that country’s ambassador to India Daniel Carmon on Sunday said that Jerusalem has been the capital of the Jewish community for five thousand years and would continue to be so.