Tag: Israel

• Wednesday, May 30th 2018 - 09:07 UTC

  Chelsea owner Abramovich granted Israeli citizenship

  

  An Israeli official says Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich has received Israeli citizenship after his British visa was not renewed. The official, from Israel’s Immigration Ministry, said the Chelsea football club owner arrived in Israel on Monday. Israel grants automatic citizenship to anyone of Jewish descent.

• Tuesday, May 22nd 2018 - 08:24 UTC

  Paraguay officially moves embassy to Jerusalem: Cartes-Netanyahu summit

  

  Paraguay officially moved the country's embassy to Jerusalem on Monday, with President Horacio Cartes in Israel for the ceremony, also attended by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Paraguay, a member of Mercosur, is now the third country to move its embassy to Jerusalem, following the United States and Guatemala. The inauguration ceremony took place at noon at the embassy’s new home in the Malkha technology park, which also houses the Guatemalan embassy.

• Saturday, April 7th 2018 - 12:04 UTC

  Palestinian journalist dies after protests between the Gaza Strip and Israel

  

  Wounded by a bullet yesterday by Israeli soldiers during protests near the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel, Palestinian journalist Yaser Murtaja has died, according to a statement from the health minister of the Palestinian enclave. Murtaja worked as a photographer for the Ain Media agency, based in Gaza.

• Tuesday, April 3rd 2018 - 08:58 UTC

  Anti Iran coalition: Saudi crown prince touring the US moves closer to Israel

  

  Saudi Arabia’s crown prince said Israelis are entitled to live peacefully on their own land in an interview published on Monday in U.S. magazine The Atlantic, another public sign of ties between Riyadh and Tel Aviv appearing to grow closer. Asked if he believes the Jewish people have a right to a nation-state in at least part of their ancestral homeland, Mohammed bin Salman was quoted as saying:

• Monday, February 26th 2018 - 09:16 UTC

  Israel threatens to confiscate Christian land and assets following new municipal tax law

  

  The Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem locked its doors and closed until further notice to protest a new municipal tax policy and a bill that would allow the Israeli government to confiscate some church land in exchange for compensation.

• Wednesday, February 14th 2018 - 09:19 UTC

  Israel's Netanyahu defiant says he will complete his term and be re-elected in 2019

  

  In an impassioned 10-minute rebuttal to police recommendations to indict him on bribery and breach of trust charges, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the nation on Tuesday night that not only will this government complete its term, but he will again be re-elected in 2019.

• Friday, December 29th 2017 - 10:30 UTC

  Gibraltarian woman has been appointed deputy mayor of Jerusalem

  

  The daughter of Sir Joshua Hassan, a very outstanding political figure from Gibraltar, Fleur Hassan-Nahoum, has been appointed deputy mayor of Jerusalem. Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo congratulated Fleur on Twitter, highlighting that her appointment was “a living demonstration of the strong links between Gibraltar and Israel”.

• Thursday, December 21st 2017 - 10:32 UTC

  UN Jerusalem vote: Trump threatens to cut off financial aid to countries that support the resolution

  

  United States president Donald Trump has threatened to cut off financial aid to countries that back a United Nations resolution opposing the recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Earlier this month, Mr Trump took that step amid international criticism.

• Thursday, December 7th 2017 - 07:56 UTC

  Trump recognizes Jerusalem as Israel's capital, and calls it a new approach to the Palestinian conflict

  

  In a momentous shift of United States foreign policy in the Middle East, President Donald Trump officially recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel on Wednesday and initiated the process of relocating the U.S. embassy to the city from Tel Aviv.

• Wednesday, December 6th 2017 - 08:21 UTC

  Trump scheduled to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital; Arab allies warn of the consequences

  

  US President Donald Trump will recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital and direct the State Department to begin the lengthy process of moving the US embassy from Tel Aviv to the city, according to senior Trump administration officials. The announcement, which is expected at 18:00 GMT on Wednesday, comes amid global condemnation of the move.