"Jerusalem"

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has ordered security officials to consider appealing for international assistance to combat a raging massive wildfire near Jerusalem.

"The secretary-general is following with concern the heightened tensions in and around the Holy Sites of the Old City of Jerusalem," said his deputy spokesman. "He underscores that the status quo must be upheld and fully respected."

Gaza Strip militants fired rockets toward the Jerusalem area and southern Israel on Monday as weeks of confrontations between Israel and the Palestinians exploded on the day Israel celebrated its control over the contested city.

JERUSALEM - Israeli police fatally shot a Palestinian man who was later found to have been unarmed, according to media reports Saturday, threatening to inflame tensions already heightened by the economic stress caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the prospect that Israel will soon annex Jewish settlements in the West Bank.

Australia now recognises west Jerusalem as Israel's capital, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Saturday, but a contentious embassy shift from Tel Aviv will not occur until a peace settlement is achieved.

US President Donald Trump recognised Jerusalem as Israel’s capital exactly one year ago, breaking with decades of international consensus in the process. What was the historic move and what impact has it had?

Facing a domestic backlash and the threat of foreign trade retaliation, Australia's Prime Minister on Tuesday appeared to slow-peddle a controversial decision to move the country's embassy to Jerusalem, saying he would first consult with allies.

Jerusalem - Israeli President Reuven Rivlin gave a brief lecture on Hitler to Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday after the Philippine leader's 2016 remarks comparing himself to the Nazi dictator who carried out the Holocaust.

Nigel Pike writes that it’s “absurd” to accuse a government of causing death and destruction by simply moving its embassy to another city. Let me put things in perspective.

Re: “US Jerusalem move is a long-stated official policy”, May 20

Moving the US Embassy to Jerusalem has been official US policy since the Jerusalem Embassy Act was passed by both Congress and the Senate in 1995.

There are deep reasons why so many Americans ignore the bloodshed in Palestine