The leader of Romania's ruling Social Democratic Party, Liviu Dragnea, said that the country should "seriously consider" moving the Romanian embassy in Israel to Jerusalem for practical reasons, the Israel National News website reports today (December 24, 2017).
All Israel's central institutions are in Jerusalem, and ambassadors and embassy staff "commute from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem," Dragnea said.
The comments were made on December 22, a day after the United Nations General Assembly backed a resolution criticizing U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
Romania abstained from voting on the UN resolution, one of 35 countries to have done so. The large number of countries abstaining is believed to be due to President Trump threatening to cut billions of dollars in foreign aid to countries that vote against the U.S. recognition of Jerusalem.
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