Israel/Palestine
In reply to the discussion: Foreign Ministry slams Guardian newspaper for insisting Tel Aviv is Israel’s capital [View all]oberliner
(58,724 posts)Every other country has as its internationally recognized capital whatever city the country itself has designated.
Israel is singularly unique in this regard.
Thus, there is no other country I can think of where the embassies are not located in the capital city.
For any country of the world, however, it is absolutely indifferent in which of its cities other countries prefer to have their embassies and this in no way affects its status of the capital.
In Israel, the executive, legislative, and judicial branches are all located in Jerusalem.
Every country has the right to declare its own capital, and Israel declares its capital as Jerusalem.
Most countries don't recognize this declaration but I do not believe there is any country that recognizes Israel and identifies Tel Aviv is the capital.