US Embassy Move to Jerusalem Aggravates US-Turkish Tensions
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- By Cindy Saine
Turkey is furious over the relocation of the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem and Israel's use of live ammunition against Palestinian protesters in Gaza, and it has recalled its ambassadors from the United States and Israel. Tensions between Ankara and Washington were already simmering over the fate of an American pastor imprisoned in Turkey and the sentencing of a Turkish banker in the United States. VOA's Diplomatic Correspondent Cindy Saine has more from the State Department.