The Times of Israel said on Wednesday that Serbia won’t move its embassy to Jerusalem if Israel recognizes Kosovo.

The English-language daily quoted an unnamed Serbian source who said that Serbia would not move its embassy to Jerusalem as it pledged to do by signing the White House Agreement if Israel recognizes Kosovo as and independent state.

The source, who insisted on anonymity, who said that “diplomatic relations with Kosovo are one thing, recognition as an independent country is another thing entirely”. “This would destroy the Israel-Serbia relationship,” the Serbian source said. The Times of Israel said the source made the comments after speaking to Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic after he signed the agreement in the Oval Office last week. “This could end up being a real mess, unless there is a compromise on what sort of relationship Israel will end up having with Kosovo,” the source said.

The daily recalled that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet issued a statement last week saying that Kosovo and Israel had decided to “establish full diplomatic relations between the two countries.”

The Serbian source is quoted as saying that Israel’s recognition of Kosovo “would harm the otherwise intimate relationship between Israel and Serbia and it will never be the same”. “It’s that simple. Folks in Israel should understand this,” the source said.

Asked if Serbia had not tacitly agreed to Kosovo and Israel establishing relations, the source stressed that the two sides signed separate documents. “The document Vučić signed doesn’t say anything about Israel recognizing Kosovo.

”The daily said that the current legal status of Israel’s recognition of Kosovo is somewhat unclear. Netanyahu said repeatedly that Kosovo and Israel had agreed to recognize each other, but no formal documents establishing diplomatic relations have been signed. “Kosovo will be the first Muslim majority country to open an embassy in Jerusalem. As I have been saying in recent days, the circle of peace and recognition of Israel is expanding and additional countries are expected to join it,” it quoted Netanyahu as saying.

The Times of Israel said that Netanyahu and Vucic are expected to speak on the phone on Friday.