Tag: Jerusalem
US, Israel remain at loggerheads over consulate to Palestinians in downtown Jerusalem
Israel and the United States remain at an impasse about American plans to reopen the U.S. consulate on Agron Road in downtown Jerusalem that was closed under former President Donald Trump.
The Biden administration and...
Sheikh Jarrah family agrees to return home to Jewish owners
With an Israeli High Court decision in the Sheikh Jarrah-Shimon HaTzadik eviction dispute still pending, another Arab family living in the eastern Jerusalem neighborhood has reached an agreement with the Jewish owners of its home to...
Bennett, Lapid united in opposing reopening of US consulate in Jerusalem
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid presented a united front on Saturday with regard to the reopening of a U.S. consulate in Jerusalem.
Speaking during a joint press conference after the...
Sheikh Jarrah residents reject suggested compromise deal by ‘occupation court’
Arab residents of Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood rejected a deal on Tuesday that would have allowed them to remain in their homes for 15 years as “protected tenants.”
“We unanimously rejected the settlement offered by...
Trading Jerusalem for US visas
Last Wednesday, in response to a question from Sen. Bill Hagerty, (R-Tenn.), U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Brian McKeon admitted in testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that under both U.S. and international...
Pro-Israel movements protest US intention to open Jerusalem consulate for Palestinians
A group of more than 100 Israelis gathered on Agron Street in downtown Jerusalem on Wednesday, opposite the old U.S. consulate building, protesting the Biden administration’s announced plan to reopen it as a full...
Senators move to block Biden’s plan to reopen consulate for Palestinians
Three-dozen Republican senators introduced a bill on Tuesday that aims to block the Biden administration’s plan to reopen the U.S. consulate for the Palestinians in Jerusalem.
Upholding the 1995 Jerusalem Embassy Law Act of 2021...
The battle for the US consulate in Jerusalem
The professional echelon at the Israeli Foreign Ministry has described the expected American opening of a consulate to the Palestinians in Jerusalem as an “introduction to the division of the city.” They stress that...
Will US deny Israel sovereignty over Jerusalem by reopening consulate for Palestinians?
The Biden administration wants to reopen a consulate for Palestinian affairs in Jerusalem as part of its efforts to reverse former U.S. President Donald Trump’s policies and achievements. Trump subsumed the consulate into the...
Google Maps removes ‘apartheid wall’ label from security barrier near Jerusalem
Google has announced that it has removed the label “Apartheid Wall” from a road adjacent to the security barrier on the outskirts of eastern Jerusalem.
While it is unclear how it came about, the company...