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| June 1, 2018
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Saudi TV commentator calls for peace with Israel, embassy in Jerusalem

Highlighting common interests with Israel, Saudi commentator Abdulhameed AlHakeem says Saudi Arabia needs to “eradicate the culture of hatred for Jews in the Arab world,” by establishing full ‎diplomatic ties with Israel, leading to the opening of embassies in Riyadh and ‎Jerusalem.

By Israel Hayom Staff

 

A senior Saudi commentator has called for establishing “peace with ‎Israel” and ending the hatred ‎of Jews in the Arab world, the Middle ‎East Media Research Institute reported Thursday.‎

In a series of recent tweets, Abdulhameed AlHakeem, until recently ‎the director of the Middle East Center for Strategic and Legal ‎Studies in the Saudi port city of Jeddah, expressed support for Israel’s ‎right to exist, ‎ congratulated the Jewish state on its 70th ‎anniversary and acknowledged Israel’s historical link to Jerusalem. Continue Reading »

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| January 19, 2018
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Decision: State Dept. to convert U.S. Consulate in Jerusalem for new Embassy

White House officials announced plans to convert the Jerusalem Consulate building that has been in service since 1948, then moving its embassy staff there from Tel Aviv in 2019.

BY MICHAEL WILNER

 

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration plans to retrofit an existing facility in Jerusalem into an embassy with the goal of moving its staff there from Tel Aviv in 2019, US officials said on Thursday.

U.S. Embassy Tel Aviv, Israel – U.S. Embassy Tel Aviv, Israel Facebook page

The New York Times and Wall Street Journal quoted US officials on record, who said the State Department plans to reconfigure an existing consular facility that the US has operated out of Arnona in West Jerusalem since 1948. Continue Reading »

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| December 5, 2017
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Report: Trump phoned Abbas, US embassy in Tel Aviv relocating to Jerusalem

BREAKING NEWS

• Abbas spokesman confirms Trump informed PA autocrat of intention to deliver on campaign pledge.
• Abbas threatens ‘serious consequences’ for move.
• President Trump calls to inform PM Netanyahu of decision.
• White House spokeswoman said Trump informed Mideast Leaders.


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A spokesman for Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said Tuesday that President Donald Trump informed him in a telephone conversation that he intends to move the US embassy in Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, prompting the Palestinian leader to warn him of the “dangerous consequences” of such as step.

Trump planned to hold, or held, telephone conversations on Tuesday with a number of Middle East leaders, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Abbas and Jordan’s King Abdullah, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said, in advance of his expected announcement about the US embassy in Israel.

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| November 30, 2017
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REPORT: US to follow Russia to become 2nd country recognizing Jerusalem as Capital

Just a day before Israel’s TV News reported the White House may formally recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital early next week, U.S. Vice President Pence said that President Trump was ”actively considering” relocating the embassy to Jerusalem.

By HERB KEINON

 

US President Donald Trump may formally recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital early next week and direct his staff to prepare for moving the embassy to Jerusalem, Channel 2 News reported Wednesday night.

VP Pence with President Trump. – Screen Shot: White House/YouTube

The report, to which there was no immediate confirmation, followed a speech US Vice President Mike Pence gave a day earlier in which he said that Trump was “actively considering” the step. Continue Reading »

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| November 12, 2017
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Dore Gold tells US Congress: Palestinian have consistently destroyed Jewish historical sites

Testifying before the US congress, Israel’s former U.N. ambassador details the historic failures of the UN & Palestinians in protecting religious sites in Jerusalem, and pointed out “arrangements for the holy city that plainly have not worked in the past, will undoubtedly fail in the future… Only a free and democratic Israel will protect Jerusalem for all the great faiths.”

By Shlomo Cesana and Israel Hayom Staff

 

Dr. Dore Gold, president of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs and former Israeli ambassador the United Nations, addressed the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on National Security on Wednesday under the title of “Moving the American Embassy to Jerusalem: Challenges and Opportunities.” Continue Reading »

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| November 5, 2017
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Republican official: Trump still plans to move US Embassy to Jerusalem, as promised

WATCH VIDEO: Head of Republicans Overseas Israel explains how President Trump’s first wants an opportunity for Israel and the Sunni states to get together against the Iranian threat, both on the nuclear level and on the geopolitical level, before ruffling Palestinian feathers.

By Eliran Baruch

 

Attorney Mark Zell, the head of Republicans Overseas Israel, said the US President Donald Trump still fully intends to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

“He is probably the only president since President Clinton in the 1990s who is intending to move the embassy to Jerusalem,” he said.

“He also has to deal with reality as he finds it,” Zell said, explaining why the embassy has not yet been moved. Continue Reading »

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| October 8, 2017
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Interview: Trump to give peace a chance before moving US embassy to Jerusalem

Speaking with former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, Trump says he first wants to try and forge peace between Israel and the Palestinians before working on his campaign pledge to move the US embassy to Jerusalem. When asked about a timeframe, President Trump answered, ‘We’re going to make a decision in the not too distant future.’
– Watch entire interview.

By Reuters

 

President Donald Trump said in an interview broadcast on Saturday that he wanted to give a shot at achieving peace between Israel and the Palestinians before moving the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

In June Trump signed a temporary order to keep the US embassy in Tel Aviv, despite a campaign promise he made to move it to Jerusalem.
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| May 15, 2017
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Preempting President Trump’s visit to Israel, Jordan & Egypt declare E. Jerusalem ‘capital of Palestine’

 

In anticipation to President Trump’s arrival, the Palestinian Authority, Jordan & Egypt claim to promote a peace deal at a meeting in Amman, and expressed opposition to “unilateral steps in Jerusalem,” but went on to declare east Jerusalem ‘capital of Palestine.’

By Roi Kais, Elior Levy and Moran Azulay

 

In anticipation of US President Donald Trump’s visit to Israel and Saudi Arabia, pressure is mounting on him to start a diplomatic process and leave the American Embassy in Tel Aviv. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Sunday told NBC’s Meet the Press that the though US Embassy would move to Jerusalem, the president wanted to know how such a move would affect the peace process. Continue Reading »

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| May 11, 2017
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UPDATE: ‘The U.S. Embassy will quietly move to Jerusalem’

 

According to Marc Zell, co-chair of Republicans Overseas in Israel, “there is no change in the President’s policy regarding the moving of the Embassy to Jerusalem,” adding that the Embassy move would happen in a quiet manner.

By Benny Tocker

 

Marc Zell, the co-chair of Republicans Overseas in Israel, on Wednesday said there was no truth to the reports that President Donald Trump had decided that the United States Embassy in Israel would remain in Tel Aviv.

“According to my sources, there is no change in the President’s policy regarding the moving of the Embassy to Jerusalem, and according to what I know, there is no intention of extending the waiver ordering that the Embassy remain in Tel Aviv,” Zell told Arutz Sheva, adding that the Embassy move would happen in a quiet manner. Continue Reading »

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| March 5, 2017
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US Congressional delegation in Israel to assess Embassy relocation to Jerusalem

 

Previous threats of violence from Palestinian and Jordanian leaders have not stopped moving the embassy, but could spark violence in Israel and the Palestinian territories, as a way the Palestinian leadership maintains the status quo.

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An official United States delegation led by Congressman Ron DeSantis (R-FL) is briefly visiting Israel on Saturday and Sunday to study the possibility of relocating the American embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

“The delegation is in Jerusalem to learn first hand what it will mean to move the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem,” said Ruth Lieberman, a friend of DeSantis and a political advisor in Israel. Continue Reading »

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| February 1, 2017
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King of Morocco hints to global terrorism should US embassy move to Jerusalem

 

Sky News Arabic reported on Tuesday, that Morocco’s King Mohammed VI warned the U.S. that moving their embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem would have “grave repercussions on security & peace” in the region and “the entire world.”

By i24news

 

Relocating the embassy “would undermine efforts for the just settlement of the Palestinian issue, as well as result in disastrous repercussions on security and peace in the Middle East region and the entire world,” the King’s message said, according to the report.

The King also wrote a letter to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, said Sky News, in which he vowed that Morocco holds a “deep belief in justice for the Palestinian cause and that what they have done to the city of Jerusalem is of utmost importance.” Continue Reading »

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| January 22, 2017
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Palestinians fuming new US Ambassador to Israel plans to reside in Jerusalem

 

Although furious that the new US Ambassador plans to live in Jerusalem, the Palestinians hint at global terrorism should President Trump keep his promise to relocate American Embassy to Israel’s capital.

By Israel Today Staff

 

The new US Ambassador to Israel under President Donald Trump will reside and work in Jerusalem, even if the embassy is still officially in Tel Aviv.

David Friedman is yet to receive Senate approval for his new posting, but has already confirmed that he’ll spend most of his time in Israel’s real capital.

Contrary to previous US administration’s opinion, Jerusalem is not a ‘settlement’…but the eternal capital of Israel.

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| January 6, 2017
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Jordan threatens US with “catastrophic” repercussions if Trump moves embassy to Jerusalem

 

Jordan’s Information Minister warned moving the embassy could affect relations between the U.S. and Jordan, stressing the move would be a “red line” and there will be “catastrophic” repercussions if Trump moves the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem.

By Elad Benari

 

Jordan’s government spokesman warned on Thursday of “catastrophic” repercussions if President-elect Donald Trump follows through with his campaign pledge to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

Embassy of the United States in Tel Aviv, Israel - Wikimedia Commons

Current location of the Embassy of the United States in Tel Aviv, Israel – Wikimedia Commons

Trump repeatedly promised during the campaign to move the embassy if elected. Continue Reading »

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| December 22, 2016
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Unlike their ‘leaders’ Palestinians apathetic should US Embassy move to Jerusalem

 

As Palestinian leaders have been threatening the US with global “chaos, lawlessness & extremism” should the President-elect relocate the US Embassy to the Jewish Capital, a cross-section of Palestinians expressed overwhelming apathy, while left-wing Jerusalem bureaucrats are unimpressed with Trump, or his policy.

By DANIEL K. EISENBUD

 

While much of the world expresses outrage that the US Embassy may relocate to Jerusalem under President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration, a cross-section of Palestinians outside the Old City’s Damascus Gate on Wednesday expressed overwhelming apathy.

Embassy of the United States in Tel Aviv, Israel - Wikimedia Commons

Embassy of the United States in Tel Aviv, Israel – Wikimedia Commons

Indeed, more than two dozen Arab passersby of all ages entering or exiting the once volatile east Jerusalem entrance either said they were unaware of the proposal or simply did not care. Continue Reading »

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| December 21, 2016
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Leading PLO official threatens US with harsh consequences if embassy moves to Jerusalem

 

Saeb Erekat continues to do what he does best – bully & threaten the world with “chaos, lawlessness & extremism.” This time, he says PLO will revoke its recognition of Israel, along with other harsh consequences, should Trump move the US embassy to Jerusalem.

By i24news

 

Chief Palestinian Negotiator Saeb Erekat warned on Monday that if the US embassy will be moved to Jerusalem by the incoming Trump administration PLO will revoke its recognition of Israel and that other harsh consequences may follow.

According to The Times of Israel Erekat spoke at a conference call organized by the Wilson Center policy forum in Washington, DC regarding expectations from the Trump administration, and warned of the many consequences of President-elect Donald Trump’ honoring his campaign pledge and relocating the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Continue Reading »

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