IsraeliPrimeMinisterBenjaminNetanyahusaidonThursdaythat“atleasthalfadozen”countrieswereconsideringmovingtheirembassiestoJerusalemfollowingtheUSdecisiontodoso.Is
PalestiniansreactedonFridaywithangertoreportsthattheUnitedStateswillmoveitsembassyfromTelAvivtoJerusalemwithinmonths,sayingthiscoulddestroytheprospectofatwo-sta
TheUSplanstoopenitsnewembassyinJerusaleminMay,whichwillcoincidewithIsrael’s70thanniversary,announcedtheDepartmentofStateonFriday.TheannouncementcamemonthsafterU
USPresidentDonaldTrumphassaidIsraelisettlements"complicate"thepeaceprocesswithPalestiniansandurged"care"overtheissue.PresidentTrump'srecognitionofJerusalemasIsr
USPresidentDonaldTrumpthreatenedonThursdaytowithholdaidtothePalestiniansiftheydidnotpursuepeacewithIsrael,sayingtheyhadsnubbedtheUnitedStatesbynotmeetingVicePre
VicePresidentMikePenceplacedhishandonthehallowedWesternWallinJerusalem'sOldCityonTuesdayashewrappedupafour-daytriptotheMideastthatendedwithPalestiniansstillfumi
U.S.VicePresidentMikePencesaidonTuesdaythetimingofalong-awaitedU.S.MiddleEastpeaceinitiativedependedonthereturnofPalestinianstonegotiations.PresidentDonaldTrump
TheU.S.EmbassyinIsraelwillmovetoJerusalembytheendof2019,U.S.VicePresidentMikePencesaidinaspeechtotheIsraeliparliamentonMondaythathighlightedapolicyshiftthathass
TheEU'sforeignpolicychiefassuredPresidentMahmoudAbbasatameetinginBrusselsonMondaythattheEUsupportedhisambitiontohaveEastJerusalemascapitalofaPalestinianstate.Ab
Jordan'skingappealedSundaytoU.S.VicePresidentMikePenceto"rebuildtrustandconfidence"inthepossibilityofatwo-statesolutiontotheIsraeli-Palestinianconflict,followin
PalestinianPresidentMahmoudAbbashasdescribedUSPresidentDonaldTrump'sMiddleEastpeaceeffortsasthe"slapofthecentury".AtameetingofPalestinianleaders,hestressedhewou
PalestinianPresidentMahmoudAbbashasdescribedUSPresidentDonaldTrump'sMiddleEastpeaceeffortsasthe"slapofthecentury".AtameetingofPalestinianleaders,hestressedhewou
ThelatestdevelopmentsintheIsraeli-Palestinianconflictshowthatthesidesarefurtherawayfromresolvingtheirissues.Althoughafull-blownconflictseemsfar,acontinuoustrick
ThePalestinianssaidSundaytheywererecallingtheirenvoytotheUSforconsultationsinamovethatfollowsUSPresidentDonaldTrump'sdesignationofJerusalemasIsrael'scapital.Pal
Jerusalemhasbecomeasensitiveissueeversincetheearly20thCenturywhenwavesofJewsemigratedfromEuropetoPalestine(Israel).ManyJewsestablishedtheirsettlementsaroundtheO
Israelisintouchwith"atleast10countries"overthepossibletransferoftheirembassiestoJerusalemaftertheUnitedStatesrecognizedthecityasIsrael'scapital,adeputyministers
PopeFrancishasusedhistraditionalChristmasDaymessagetocallfor"peaceforJerusalem"anddialoguebetweenIsraelisandPalestinians.Acknowledging"growingtensions"betweenth