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U.S.: Status of Jerusalem Should Be Negotiated by Parties
(AFP) The U.S. Tuesday noted the EU statement welcoming the idea of Jerusalem becoming the future capital of two states, saying the U.S. view was that the parties should decide that in final status negotiations. "We are aware of the EU statement, but our position on Jerusalem is clear and we believe that as a final status issue, this is best addressed inside a formal negotiation among the parties directly," said State Department spokesman Philip Crowley. The text adopted fell short of an earlier draft proposed by the Swedish EU presidency which infuriated Israel for stating outright that east Jerusalem should become the Palestinian capital.