Israel Jerusalem

• Australia recognizes West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, holds off on moving embassy

  Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Australia won't move its embassy to West Jerusalem until a peace settlement has been reached between Israel and Palestine.

  World

  Dec 14, 2018
  
• At least 55 Palestinian protesters killed along Gaza border as U.S. opens embassy in Jerusalem

  Monday marked the biggest showdown in years between Israel's military and Gaza's Hamas rulers along the volatile border.

  World

  May 14, 2018
  
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• New Israel law would make it harder to divide Jerusalem

  The law also permits the government to remove outlying Palestinian neighbourhoods from the city, a move promoted by hard-liners to preserve Jerusalem's Jewish majority.

  World

  Jan 2, 2018
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• World leaders call Trump’s Jerusalem decision ‘dangerous’ and ‘irresponsible’

  It’s a move that no other country, save Israel, has backed.

  World

  Dec 6, 2017
• Read Donald Trump’s speech on U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital

  The following is the text of an address made by President Donald Trump announcing the recognition by the United States of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

  Politics

  Dec 6, 2017
• Donald Trump announces U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital

  In a speech at the White House, Trump said his administration would also begin a process of moving the U.S. embassy in Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, which is expected to take years.

  World

  Dec 6, 2017