Envoys from Germany, France boycott event held at U.S. embassy in Jerusalem – Ynet learns ambassadors of some EU countries skipped 4th of July festivities at the embassy over concerns the building is located beyond the Green Line and the Europeans‘ refusal to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel | ynetnews

Senior European ambassadors to Israel, including German and French, boycotted a ceremony held at the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem in honor of Fourth of July, it was revealed Tuesday.
Sources told Ynet the envoys apparently decided to skip the ceremony because their respective countries don’t recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.