British Muslims and Jews: We want peace between Israel & Palestine
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President Donald Trump's team is in the process of moving the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
It's after the president said he recognised Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
His announcement is controversial though, because both Israelis and Palestinians have been in conflict for years over who owns the city.
Israelis say Jerusalem is the capital, but Palestinians say East Jerusalem belongs to them.
Newsbeat has been speaking to a British Muslim and a British Jew about why they care about Trump's announcement.
Amos Schonfield is a 25-year-old Jew from north London, who was born in the UK, but whose mum was born in Jerusalem.
He thinks the announcement is a step backwards for peace between Israel and Palestine.
Amos Schonfield in a market in Jerusalem with a friend
"The city that I care about won't be any less divided or any better after this announcement, for me here in the UK I want to see steps towards peace and this is not one of them.
"Jerusalem is the capital of Israel but when you get into the politics of this region, it comes with so much more baggage.
"This idea that recognising Jerusalem as the capital of Israel will somehow help anything is a myth.
"I care about the future of Israel and seeing a safe and secure Israel alongside a Palestinian state."
"I think older Jewish people are happy and have been wanting this for a really long time.
"There is a generational divide, a lot of my friends think peace is possible and we need to work towards that and this isn't one of those steps.
"I can see a lot of people in the older community take a different view. They've waited a long time for recognition and see this an important part of that."
Zahra Ahmad is a 22-year-old Muslim from London.
"I was quite devastated by the news," she says. "I was shocked he [Trump] could say that Jerusalem belongs to Israel entirely.
"It is a sensitive and holy place for both Muslims and Jews and it seems one-sided for him to take that approach.
"It could just worsen the problems in the Middle East and create unnecessary conflict and goes against the idea the US is a neutral space when it comes to these issues.
"This is sensitive for Muslims. I'm 22, but I've been going to protests for Palestine since I was young.
"I feel like it shows solidarity. It's very alienating for Muslims. It's not a random place on the map, it's such a holy place for a lot of people with so many religious connotations.
"In a way it could be a great opportunity for the international community to speak out against this and challenge Trump in his narrow views.
"Any steps that were made forward towards peace, I feel like he is completely undoing all of that."
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