Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez will travel to Israel on Friday to inaugurate a “diplomatic office” in Jerusalem, recognizing the holy city as Israel’s capital, AFP reported.
“For me it’s the recognition that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel,” Hernandez said.
The foreign ministry said in a statement that Israel had proposed that Honduras move its embassy to Jerusalem, which is being “analyzed and evaluated in the international and national context.”
Last year, President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as the capital city of Israel and moved the US embassy there.
Guatemala and Paraguay followed suit while Brazil said it was studying the possibility. Paraguay reversed its decision after just four months.
Israel claims all of Jerusalem as its capital city, whereas Palestinians view east Jerusalem as the capital city of their future state.
Traditionally, most diplomatic missions in Israel have been in Tel Aviv, since countries maintain a neutral stance over the status of Jerusalem.

















