The future of Jerusalem is too important to be decided only by Israeli and Palestinian negotiators in the final-status talks, the Vatican’s foreign minister said. The international community and the Vatican should also be “responsible for the uniqueness and sacredness of this incomparable city,” Jean-Louis Tauran said during a visit to Jerusalem.
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