Why are church leaders opposing plans to move the British embassy to Jerusalem?
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Gavin Drake2022-10-14T09:54:00
A swathe of church leaders including the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby are concerned about Liz Truss’ plans to move the embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Gavin Drake answers your questions
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