Haley: US ‘Will Take Note of Each and Every Vote’ on Jerusalem
U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley has warned other United Nations envoys that she will be ‘taking names’ when the U.N. General Assembly holds a rare emergency session on Thursday to consider a resolution rejecting U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. “The President will be watching this vote carefully and has requested I report back on […]
Jerusalem: Haley sends threatening letter to UN members
US Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, has sent a threatening letter to members of the UN General Assembly ahead of a vote on a resolution against the US decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. In the letter, obtained by Haaretz, Haley wrote that US President Donald Trump “will be watching […]
Events since Trump’s move on Jerusalem
Below are the main developments since the controversial decision by US President Donald Trump to recognise Jerusalem as the Israeli capital: – Shockwaves – In a speech from the White House on December 6, 2017, Trump says recognising Jerusalem as the Israeli capital marks the start of a “new approach” to solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. […]
US vetoes resolution on Trump’s Jerusalem decision
The United States has vetoed a UN Security Council draft resolution rejecting the recent recognition by US President Donald Trump of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and his plans to move the American embassy to the city. The US veto on Monday was widely expected and was announced by Nikki Haley, the US ambassador to the […]
Musta’ribeen, Israel’s agents who pose as Palestinians
They dress like Palestinian protesters, speak with the same accents and expressions, and show the same mannerisms. Their faces covered with checkered keffiyehs or balaclavas, they chant against the Israeli army and sometimes throw stones in the direction of the soldiers, all while drawing in other protesters as they get closer and closer to the […]
Thousands rally in Jakarta against US Jerusalem move
Tens of thousands of protesters rallied outside the US embassy in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, against President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Sunday’s protest was the fourth and largest mass rally in Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim nation, since Trump’s announcement on Jerusalem’s status on December 6. An estimated 80,000 protesters called […]
UN council weighs measure rejecting US Jerusalem decision
The UN Security Council is considering a draft resolution finding any change to the status of Jerusalem has no legal effect and must be reversed, after the US recognized the city as Israel’s capital. Egypt circulated the draft text on Saturday, and diplomats said the council could vote on the proposed measure as early as […]
Netanyahu: OIC Jerusalem statement fails to impress us
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected a declaration by Muslim leaders that East Jerusalem is the capital of Palestine. In reaction to the declaration by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Wednesday, Netanyahu said that “all these statements fail to impress us”. “The truth will win in the end and many countries will […]
Five key developments since Trump’s Jerusalem move
Violence, protests and arrests have followed US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Trump made the announcement on December 6 and said the US would begin the process of moving its embassy to the city from Tel Aviv. The decision broke with decades of US policy on Jerusalem. The […]
Protests held across world against US Jerusalem move
Thousands of people are protesting in the occupied Palestinian territories and across the world over the US decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. More than a week after US President Donald Trump announced the decision to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, anger among Palestinians and their supporters continues to grow.