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The Palestinian Foreign Ministry on Monday condemned the Guatemala`s decision to move its  embassy to Jerusalem and it described this move as” shameful “. “It’s a shameful and illegal act that goes totally against the wishes of church leaders in Jerusalem”  and violates a non-binding UN General Assembly resolution condemning the US move, the ministry said in a statement. “The state of Palestine considers this as a flagrant act of hostility against the inalienable rights of the  Palestinian people and international law,” it added. “The state of Palestine will act with regional and international partners to oppose this illegal decision,” the ministry stressed. Guatemala’s President Jimmy Morales announced that the Central American country will move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, becoming the first country to follow the lead of US President Donald Trump in ordering the change. Guatemala was one of nine countries that voted with the United States and Israel