Turkish President Receb Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday called on world powers to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine.
 
Addressing a special summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, he said the United States should reverse the decision of recognizing the city as Israel’s capital.
 
Erdogan described Trump’s decision as a reward for Israeli “terror acts” and said the city is a red line for Muslims. He added that Trump’s Jerusalem decision will put the world into a crisis.
 
The Turkish president said Israel is a “state of occupation and terror".

Jerusalem has a crucial importance for Muslims. “We cannot stay silent against aggression anymore.” 

Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the state of Palestine, told the summit that Trump's Jerusalem move is against international law. "No country can transfer their embassies to Jerusalem," Abbas said.

He said they cannot accept US's role in the peace process, adding that the United States will lose its credibility as a result of the Trump move.

Abbas said the recognition of Jerusalem, is Trump's "gift to the Zionist movement". "No peace or stability" will be possible in the Middle East without Jerusalem as the Palestinian capital, he added.