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United States recognition of Jerusalem as capital of Israel more than 50 Muslim majority countries rejected and condemned Trump's decision by passing the "Istanbul Declaration on Freedom for al Quds" ("Jerusalem" in Arabic) and calling for the worldwide recognition of "an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its occupied capital". Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas stated at the summit that the United States is no longer fit to participate in the Middle East peace process because of its bias and cannot be accepted as a "fair negotiator". While the summit did not produce any concrete sanctions against Israel or the United States, "The New York Times" called the declaration