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Leading Candidate for El Salvador's President Vows to Close Jerusalem Embassy


(JTA) Brian Harris - In a television interview, Shafik Handal, leader of the leftist Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front legislative bloc and the front-runner for the party's presidential bid, said that "as someone of Palestinian descent," he would close El Salvador's Jerusalem embassy if he wins the March 2004 presidential elections. Costa Rica and El Salvador are the only countries with embassies in Jerusalem, Israel's capital. Most countries have their embassies in Tel Aviv and do not recognize Israel's rights in Jerusalem.
2003-06-19 00:00:00
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