Tag: Embassy Move

A great deal of ink has been spilled writing about the growing partisan divide in Washington, D.C. In fact, one of the few remaining bipartisan issues has been support for Israel. But even so,...

The transfer of the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem on May 14 has spurred interest from several countries considering similar moves. Guatemala followed suit just two days later on May 16, and Paraguay and...

Just two days after the United States opened its embassy in Jerusalem to much fanfare, Guatemala made its move to open its embassy in the Israeli capital. Guatemala’s President Jimmy Morales said: “With the opening of our...

The images from Gaza making the rounds across the globe are the product of a well-planned campaign by Hamas public-relations wizards. Every wounded person is a useful cog in the well-oiled machine; every person...

Speaking to a group of evangelical faith leaders that serve as informal advisers to U.S. President Donald Trump, U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman said that moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem is part...

Israel summoned the Turkish Consul General in Jerusalem and expelled him from the country, following Turkey’s expulsion of the Israeli consul general from Ankara. The diplomatic incident continues increasing tensions between Turkey and Israel, which...

In a May 11 story about the new American embassy in Jerusalem, The New York Times claimed that the new embassy is partially located in eastern Jerusalem: “The embassy is partly in predominantly Jewish West Jerusalem and partly in...

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Monday that President Donald Trump is the “greatest defender of the Jewish state to ever to sit in the Oval Office” at a celebration of the opening...

BRUSSELS —“The European Union has a clear, consolidated position on Jerusalem, which was reaffirmed in numerous Foreign Affairs Council conclusions. The E.U. will continue to respect the international consensus on Jerusalem embodied in, inter...

In the context of the new U.S. embassy opening on May 14, Israelis have mixed feelings about U.S. President Trump’s initiative that effectively recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Daniel Landau, a nursing student...