Beit-ul-Moqaddas as Capital Would Cause Catastrophe

A formal US recognition of Beit-ul-Moqaddas as the capital of Israel would cause catastrophe and lead to new conflict in the Middle East, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag said on Monday. Speaking to reporters after a cabinet meeting, Bozdag, who is also the government spokesman, said Beit-ul-Moqaddas’s status had been determined by international agreements and that preserving it was important for peace of the region, Reuters reported. “The status of Beit-ul-Moqaddas and Temple Mount have been determined by international agreements. It is important to preserve Beit-ul-Moqaddas’s status for the sake of protecting peace in the region,” Bozdag said. “If another step is taken and this step is lifted, this will be a major catastrophe.”