
World Reacts to Trump's Jerusalem Decision
Criticism and violence after the US decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
There's been criticism from allies and violence in the West Bank, after US President Donald Trump's decision to officially recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. We hear from one Palestinian mother in Gaza and we speak to the former Israeli foreign minister Tzipi Livni.
Also in the programme: President Erdogan becomes the first Turkish head-of-state to visit Greece in sixty-five years; and the head of Chinese retail giant Alibaba on what Western companies must do to succeed in the world's most populous nation.
Picture: Palestinian protesters throw stones towards Israeli troops in the West Bank city of Ramallah on December 7, 2017. Credit: AFP Photo / Abbas Momani / Getty Images.
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