Trump's decision on Jerusalem 'a precious gift to ISIS' - Imam

Updated at 4pm with Maltese government reaction President Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel was a precious gift to the so-called Islamic State, according to the Imam. Relocating the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem was an injustice against the Palestinian people, the true original owners of the whole historic Palestine,he said. Mohammed El Sadi said in a statement that President Trump's act was one of defiance against 1.5 billion Muslims all over the world who believed that Jerusalem was as sacred as Mecca and against millions of Christians, Jews and other followers of faiths who did not acknowledge the "illegal Zionist" occupation. “This unfortunate, unwise decision goes against all the resolutions of the UN Security Council. Balfour gave Palestine to Zionists and Trump gave them its capital. "It is an announcement of peace death. Certainly it will increase the instability in the Middle East and will embarrass the allies of the US in the region. Such unjust attitude contradicts the values of freedom, democracy and the right of self-determination on which the US was based. President Trump reversed decades of US policy on Wednesday despite...