A year has passed since the inauguration of the new US embassy in Jerusalem and to date only Guatemala has transferred its chancellery. Such was the disappointment recorded in Israel, so much so that the foreign minister, Israel Katz, of Likud, decided to facilitate the removal of other diplomatic representations from Tel Aviv. The newspaper […]
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According to the Gaza Ministry of Health, at least 30 protesters were injured, among them 5 journalists, and 2 Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire in the clashes that broke out today on the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel a few hours from inauguration of the American embassy in Jerusalem. Palestinian protesters and militants have [...]
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An Israeli security guard was seriously injured in a knife attack in the Old City of Jerusalem, according to the Jerusalm Post. The news was also reported by the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, saying that the injured person hospitalized in serious condition at Hadassah hospital is a 20-year-old young man who [...]
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The relocation of the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem is "a new and dangerous episode in a series of provocations and wrong decisions that has continued since December". This was stated today by the general secretary of the Arab League, Ahmed Aboul Gheit. In a statement, Aboul Gheit harshly criticized the transfer of the diplomatic representation of [...]
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The Trump administration has decided to open the opening of the US Embassy in Israel in Jerusalem "in May" to coincide with "Israel's XNUMXth anniversary. This was announced by Heather Nauert, spokesman for the White House, after yesterday the news was anticipated by the Israeli media and confirmed by the government of Benyamin Netanyahu. At first, the embassy [...]
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A 2700-year-old clay seal found during excavations in the wailing wall area confirmed the ancient existence of a Jerusalem governor, as written in the Bible. The find has the size of a small coin, shows the stylized figures of two men facing each other and presents the [...]
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The United States challenged the world with the recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, and did so concretely with the announced transfer of the embassy to the holy city, for the three monotheistic religions. Many other countries had had their embassy in Jerusalem, starting with Guatemala, which relies heavily on US funding, which today [...]
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The president of Guatemala, Jimmy Morales, announced today his decision to transfer the embassy of the Central American country which was located in Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. The announcement was made by the president a few days after his country allied itself with the United States and other nations to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of [...]
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As reported by the Nova agency, the United States vetoed today a resolution of the United Nations Security Council (UN) asking that President Donald Trump review his decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of the state of Israel and to transfer the headquarters [...] to the Holy City
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As reported by the Turkish news agency Anadolu, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, during his opening speech at the summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) convened today in Ankara, defined by Israel as an "occupying and terrorist" state . The summit aims to give a coordinated and univocal response to the [...]
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"The president of the United States, Donald Trump, has accepted Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and the member countries of the European Union should do the same". This is what the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said today to the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini. Today, Netanyahu will meet the [...]
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The controversy regarding the issue of moving the capital of Israel to Jerusalem does not subside, as was conceivable. After the total condemnation of the Arab world, for an act that could trigger heavy reactions from all the people of the Muslim faith around the world, there is the comment of the Republican Senator of the States [...]
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There is harsh criticism from Saudi Arabia which, despite being a strong military and economic ally of the United States, has branded President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Israel as "irresponsible". The Wahabi monarchy made it known in a statement. "The Kingdom deeply regrets the decision of [...]
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Iranian President Hassan Rohani harshly condemned US President Donald Trump's announcement of recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Tehran will not tolerate it! Iran "will not tolerate a violation of Muslim holy places," he said in a speech in Tehran. "Muslims must remain united against this great" horror "that smells of conspiracy." Also […]
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(by Roberta PREZIOSA) The currents of thought on the future of Palestine always oscillate on two eternal hypotheses: the one-state and the two-state one. Arab-Palestinian intellectuals spoke of the inevitability of a single-state solution, with territorial extension from the Jordan to the Mediterranean and inhabited by Arabs and Jews. At the same time, US governments echoed the mantra of [...]
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A decided disappointment comes from Palestine at the news that President Donald Trump has recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Palestinian President Abu Mazen (Mahmoud Abbas) today warned the United States from recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, as it could destroy the nascent White House peace efforts in the [...]
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged the Israeli government on Monday to end its "occupation attempts" of Palestine that jeopardize the possibility of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Speaking at a press conference in Ankara after talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud [...]
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