US Embassy move to Jerusalem

Former US senator Jon Kyl, key author of Jerusalem Embassy Act, dies at 84

In addition to his work securing funding for the Arrow missile defense system, Kyl also fought against former US president Barack Obama’s recognition of a Palestinian state

US Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) awaits Vice President Mike Pence before a mock swear-in ceremony on September 5, 2018 in Washington, DC.
US President Donald Trump speaks to the press as he departs the White House in Washington in May.

Diplomatic courage: How Trump’s embassy decision strengthened Israel’s position – opinion

Chief Joseph Riverwind and Dr. Laralyn Riverwind.

Native American leaders seek to establish embassy in Jerusalem, strengthen ties with Israel

 A view of the Machon Lev campus in Jerusalem, home to a number of the capital’s top start-ups, including AI-company Flycomm.

On this day: in 1950: Jerusalem becomes the capital of Israel


Russia-Israel ties: From the viewpoint of Russia’s embassy in Tel Aviv

Moscow’s new ambassador Anatoly Viktorov talks buffer zone agreement with Iran, Putin’s ‘very, very positive’ relationship with Netanyahu.

ANATOLY VIKTOROV

Will the U.S. Embassy's move to Jerusalem affect the real estate market?

Savvy investors have already started buying small apartments that are suitable for singles or couples and have begun renovating them in preparation for the demand.

A worker hangs a road sign directing to the US embassy, in the area of the US consulate in Jerusalem, May 7, 2018.

Trump revokes visas for Palestinian envoy and his family

PLO Executive Committee Member calls action 'vindictive and spiteful'.

PLO executive committee member Hanan Ashrawi

Paraguay President Benitez 'regrets' Israel's decision to close embassy

"I beseech Israel to reconsider," said Paraguay President Mario Abdo Benitez.

Paraguay President Mario Abdo Benitez

Mike Pence lobbies Paraguay on Jerusalem embassy move

The vice president's office said the two "agreed to work towards achieving a [comprehensive] and lasting solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict."

United States Vice President Mike Pence

Looking back, looking ahead

Since there is no point in a guilt trip that doesn’t take you anywhere, here are some reflections on the year coming to a close and thoughts on the year ahead, 5779 according to the Hebrew calendar.

Slihot at Western Wall, September 4, 2018

Friedman: No quid pro quo for US embassy move to Jerusalem

He called the notion that Netanyahu’s embrace of Trump could come back to haunt Israel ‘nonsense.’

United States Ambassador to Israel David Friedman

Paraguay to move embassy back to Tel Aviv

Israel responds by closing embassy in Asuncion.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and Paraguayan President Horacio Cartes (L) unveil the new Paraguayan embassy in Jerusalem, May 21, 2018.

The price of peace negotiations: Stormy Daniels for Israeli settlements?

Is Trump’s comment that Israel might pay a ‘higher price’ in future negotiations because of his moving the embassy to Jerusalem somehow tied to his mounting legal woes?

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US president Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, 2018

Bolton’s message

Bolton sounded upbeat as he voiced the hope that there are “a lot of prospects” for the Palestinians, but that it was “a sad outcome” that “all they got now is a choice between Hamas and the PA."

Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Oxon Hill, Maryland, U.S. February 24, 2017.