PNG Stands with Israel
Most nations do not recognize Israel’s control over Jerusalem and want its status to be decided by negotiations as part of the two-state solution to the decades-old Middle East conflict between the Palestinians and Israel. Palestinians claim the east of the holy city as the capital of a future Palestinian state.
Marape on Tuesday said the decision to open the embassy was based on Papua New Guinea’s Christian principles and worldview that emanate from Judaism.
“For us to call ourself Christian, paying respect to God will not be complete without recognizing that Jerusalem is the universal capital of the people and nation of Israel,” he said in a video of the ceremony released by the Israeli government’s public relations office.
Marape on Tuesday said the decision to open the embassy was based on Papua New Guinea’s Christian principles and worldview that emanate from Judaism.
“For us to call ourself Christian, paying respect to God will not be complete without recognizing that Jerusalem is the universal capital of the people and nation of Israel,” he said in a video of the ceremony released by the Israeli government’s public relations office.