Israeli minister plans to name Western Wall train station after Trump
Israel’s transport minister is pushing ahead with a plan to extend Jerusalem’s soon-to-open high-speed rail line to the Western Wall, where he wants to name…
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Guatemala Says it Will Relocate its Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem
(GUATEMALA CITY) — Guatemala’s president announced on Christmas Eve that the Central American country will move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, becoming the first…
Turkey’s foreign minister to attend UN meeting on U.S. Jerusalem decision
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s foreign minister said he will travel to New York with his Palestinian counterpart for Thursday’s UN General Assembly meeting on the…
May and Trump discuss Brexit, Yemen and Israel in phone call
Theresa May has discussed Brexit and events in the Middle East in a pre-Christmas phone call with Donald Trump. It is the first time they…
Trading Jerusalem For Iran
US president Donald J. Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem potentially sets the stage for a controversial American effort to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict backed by Saudi…
Pence delays Egypt, Israel trip ‘over tax reform vote’
Vice President Mike Pence is delaying his planned trip to Egypt and Israel until the US tax reform gets through Congress, the White House has announced. The…
Israel strikes Hamas targets in Gaza after rocket attacks from Palestinian area
The Israeli military said it had carried out air strikes on a Hamastraining compound in the Gaza Strip in response to rocket attacks from the Palestinian territory. Militants in Gaza…
UN Security Council to weigh resolution on Jerusalem
The UN Security Council is expected to vote on Monday on a draft resolution rejecting the US decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, less than two…
Israel delegation to visit Bahrain after furore: report
A delegation of Israeli business leaders will travel to Bahrain in January amid a warming of ties between the two countries, according to a media report. Rabbi…
Hamas: US and Israel alone after Jerusalem decision
The leader of Hamas, the Palestinian faction that controls Gaza, has called for a Palestinian uprising against Israel, following the US decision to recognise Jerusalem as its capital….