Tag: U.S. Embassy
If elected, Buttigieg won’t move US embassy in Israel back to Tel Aviv
Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Ind., and a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president in 2020, said that if elected, he would not move the U.S. embassy in Israel back to Tel Aviv.
“What’s...
Official US Independence Day celebrations to take place in Jerusalem for first time
The U.S. embassy’s annual Independence Day celebration will take place in Jerusalem this year, for the first time, a little more than a year after the embassy was relocated from Tel Aviv to Israel’s...
US, Israel mark one-year anniversary since embassy opening in Jerusalem
U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu celebrated one year since the U.S. relocated its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem on May 14, 2018.
“Today marks the one-year anniversary...
Brazilian politician slams Gulf states for supporting US embassy move to Jerusalem
Professor Jamal Harfoush, who is running for the Brazilian Federal Chamber of Deputies, uploaded a video to the Internet on Dec. 18, 2017, in which he harshly criticized Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states...
Palestinian leader calls for boycotting merged US embassy in Jerusalem
Palestinian leader Saeb Erekat called for boycotting the updated U.S. embassy in Israel, which officially absorbedthe U.S. Consulate General earlier this week.
Erekat said on Thursday that the international community should “not to engage in any...
The five biggest American Jewish news stories of 2018
From triumph to tragedy, 2018 was a busy year for American Jewry. Take a look at what JNS is naming the top five stories of the year.
1. Pittsburgh synagogue massacre
In the deadliest attack in American Jewish...
Friedman clarifies Trump’s statement on Israel paying a ‘higher price’ for Jerusalem
U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman sought to clarify President Donald Trump’s statement last week that Israel would have to pay a “higher price” for the United States moving its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.
“The...
Jerusalem municipality fast-tracks expansion of and renovations to US embassy
The U.S. embassy in Jerusalem will expand its office space, creating new entrances and service areas, thanks to fast-tracking of permits by the Jerusalem municipality.
According to a report in Hadashot news, the expansion will...
From the embassy to an undivided Jerusalem
It turns out that moving the U.S. embassy to Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem is even more controversial than some of the Trump administration’s critics thought.
Of course, their predictions that U.S. recognition of...
On Israel, Trump doesn’t just make promises, he takes action
Trump is the best thing to happen to Israel in recent years, after predictions that we had "lost America." Between us, history will decide – not the studio pundits who miss the loud voice...