On which date, President of the USA, Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel?

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Correct — D, 6th December 2017. On 6 December 2017 US President Donald Trump formally recognised Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and directed the State Department to begin relocating the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. The move broke decades of US policy and was condemned at the United Nations; the embassy itself formally opened in Jerusalem on 14 May 2018.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) After the event — the recognition was announced in December 2017, not January 2018.  (b) Wrong month; no declaration on Jerusalem's status was made on this date.  (c) Wrong month; the announcement came two months later, on 6 December 2017.

Concept: Jerusalem's status is among the most disputed issues in the Israel-Palestine conflict. Both Israel and the Palestinians claim the city as their capital, so for decades most countries kept their embassies in Tel Aviv and left Jerusalem's final status to negotiation. Trump's 6 December 2017 recognition reversed the long-standing US position of neutrality on the question.

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