East Jerusalem

• UN Security Council backs statement opposing Israel settlements

  The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a watered-down statement strongly opposing Israel's continued construction and expansion of settlements Monday.

  World

  Feb 20
  
• Israel must stop all settlement activities to prevent more Palestinian conflict: Garneau

  Garneau says getting humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip is also a priority after the 11-day war that saw 230 people in the Hamas-run enclave killed and numerous houses destroyed.

  Canada

  Jul 5, 2021
  
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• Supporters of Israel, Palestine take to Vancouver’s streets amid escalating Middle East violence

  The Israel-Palestine conflict got closer to home for British Columbians over the weekend, as supporters of both sides took to the city's streets in protest.

  Canada

  May 16, 2021
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• Palestinian election delayed due to dispute on east Jerusalem voting

  Islamic militant group Hamas slammed the move as a "coup."

  World

  Apr 29, 2021
• Donald Trump cancels $25M in aid for Palestinians in East Jerusalem hospitals

  Trump called for a review of U.S. assistance to the Palestinians earlier this year to ensure that the funds were being spent in accordance with national interests and were providing value to taxpayers.

  World

  Sep 8, 2018
• Nikki Haley calls UN resolution against Trump’s Jerusalem decision an ‘insult’

  The United States on Monday vetoed a resolution supported by the 14 other U.N. Security Council members that would have required President Donald Trump to rescind his declaration of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel

  World

  Dec 18, 2017
• Turkey wants to open embassy in East Jerusalem: Tayyip Erdogan

  It was not clear how Tayyip Erdogan would carry out the move, as Israel controls all of Jerusalem and calls the city its indivisible capital.

  Politics

  Dec 17, 2017
• UN Security Council considers call for U.S. Jerusalem decision to be withdrawn

  A resolution needs nine votes in favor and no vetoes by the United States, France, Britain, Russia or China to be adopted.

  Politics

  Dec 16, 2017
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• There may be violence in Jerusalem, but some Middle East analysts see a new path to peace

  One week after U.S. President Donald Trump proclaimed Jerusalem the capital of Israel, leaders from 57 Muslim countries have called on the world to recognize East Jerusalem as the “occupied capital” of Palestine.

  Politics

  Dec 13, 2017
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• What does Trump recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital mean for the city’s status?

  American diplomats, including U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, maintain that Trump's statements do not attempt to determine the final status of Jerusalem.

  Politics

  Dec 10, 2017