Tag: US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem

• Tuesday, May 15th 2018 - 06:21 UTC

  Palestinians anticipate another day of fury, despite 55 deaths by the Israel army

  

  Fresh protests against Israel are expected on Tuesday in the Palestinian territories, a day after Israeli troops killed 55 people in Gaza. Tuesday marks the 70th anniversary of what Palestinians call the Nakba, or Catastrophe, that saw thousands flee amid the creation of Israel in 1948. Tensions will be particularly high in Gaza where funerals for those killed on Monday are due to take place.

• Thursday, December 14th 2017 - 05:43 UTC

  Islam nations call for the recognition of the State of Palestine and East Jerusalem as its occupied capital

  

  The leaders of 57 Muslim nations have called on the world to recognize “the State of Palestine and East Jerusalem as its occupied capital”. An Organization of Islamic Co-operation communiqué declares US President Donald Trump's decision to recognize the city as Israel's capital as “null and void”. It also says the move has signaled Washington's withdrawal from its role in the Middle East peace process.

• Tuesday, December 12th 2017 - 07:50 UTC

  Strong reply to Netanyahu: No European leaders plan to adopt Trump's position on Jerusalem

  

  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged the EU on Monday to back a new U.S. peace initiative in the Middle East, after President Donald Trump's unilateral decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital met with widespread condemnation.

• Monday, December 11th 2017 - 02:38 UTC

  Arab allies urge US to abandon recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital; appeal to UN Security Council

  

  Arab foreign ministers on Sunday urged the United States to abandon its decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital, saying the move would increase violence throughout the region.

• Friday, December 8th 2017 - 01:10 UTC

  UK disagrees with US: Jerusalem should be the shared capital of the Israeli and Palestinian states

  

  Prime Minister Theresa May has said Great Britain disagrees with the US decision to move its embassy to Jerusalem, as the Israeli capital, and underlines that Jerusalem should be the shared capital of the Israeli and Palestinian states. She added that the UK embassy to Israel is based in Tel Aviv and there are no plans to move it.

• 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.

• Thursday, December 15th 2016 - 14:02 UTC

  Israel welcomes Donald Trump’s plan to move US embassy to Jerusalem

  

  Israel's officials have welcome Donald Trump’s campaign promise to switch the US embassy from Tel Aviv, saying it would be as easy as changing a sign on a building. But other Middle East countries fear such a move will not help the overall situation.