The Trump administration is determined to move its US Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in May, the State Department announced Friday (23/02/2018), coinciding with Israel’s 70th anniversary. The US will open a new Embassy in #Jerusalem this May. The Embassy will initially be located in the Arnona neighborhood. Consular operations will continue…
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EU-Norway to promote two state solution
Norway’s Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide and EU top diplomat Federica Mogherini have decided to convene an extraordinary session of the international donor group for Palestine, the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC). .@FedericaMog and @NorwayMFA FM #EriksenSoreide to convene extraordinary session of the international donor group for #Palestine to discuss measures to speed up efforts…
Trump for conditionality of aid to Palestinians
Palestinians condemned remarks of U.S. President Donald Trump’s to withhold future aid payments to the Palestinians’ in case of their unwillingness to engage in peace talks with Israel. …peace treaty with Israel. We have taken Jerusalem, the toughest part of the negotiation, off the table, but Israel, for that, would have had to pay more….
More countries to move embassies to Jerusalem
Guatemala is moving its embassy to Jerusalem, the announcement came in a less than a month after the U.S. made the same decision. Israel says 10 more countries in talks about moving embassies to Jerusalem https://t.co/5SyUaQswMv pic.twitter.com/LyIqsNh7gC — The Times of Israel (@TimesofIsrael) December 25, 2017 In a Facebook post, Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales said…
Israel exiting UNESCO
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on to submit a formal letter to the organization’s director-general announcing Israel’s exit. #BREAKING: Israel to officially depart from UNESCO immediately after Christmas https://t.co/FUhKvPfbft pic.twitter.com/LEXTcZWUtV — The Jerusalem Post (@Jerusalem_Post) December 22, 2017 Following in the path of…
UN majority vote against Trump decision on Jerusalem
“The United States will remember this day in which it was singled out for attack in the General Assembly for the very act of exercising our right as a sovereign nation,” U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said addressing the 193-member General Assembly ahead of Thursday’s vote on Jerusalem. RT @USUN: “America will…
MEPs debate US decision on Jerusalem
US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital sparked different reactions from MEPs on Tuesday evening. “Exploding the Middle East peace process status quo”, “going against international law”, “spreading hatred and fear” or “the diplomatic equivalent to nuclear bomb” were a few of the terms used by some MEPs to describe US…
Israel expects Europe to recognise Jerusalem as capital
At a joint news conference with the EU top diplomat Federica Mogherini, Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu expressed his hope that “all or most” of the European states would move their embassies to Jerusalem, recognising it as the capital of Israel. “Jerusalem has been the capital of Israel for the last 70 years. [US] President…
Netanyahu blames Europe “double standards”
Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu blamed the European leaders the “hypocrisy” and “double standards” for condemned the US decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel: Netanyahu slams EU 'hypocrisy' on Jerusalem ahead of tense Paris, Brussels visit https://t.co/iW5SGPF1lP pic.twitter.com/uyfviHmkL5 — i24NEWS English (@i24NEWS_EN) December 10, 2017 “While I respect Europe, I…
EU "serious concern" over US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital
“The European Union expresses serious concern about today’s announcement by the United States President Trump on Jerusalem and the repercussions this may have on the prospect of peace. The EU position remains unchanged” – says the text of the statement of EU top diplomat Federica Mogherini, reacting to the announcement of the US President Trump…
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