Guatemala announces relocation of its embassy to Jerusalem

Published time: 24 Dec, 2017 23:52 Edited time: 25 Dec, 2017 00:02 Despite the furore over Washington’s controversial decision to recognize the sacred city of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, Guatemala has decided to follow suit, announcing plans to relocate its embassy from Tel Aviv. Following a phone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Sunday, […]

Iranian MPs back bill recognizing Jerusalem as Palestinian capital

Published time: 24 Dec, 2017 18:29 Iranian MPs have overwhelmingly voted in favor of a bill that would see Jerusalem recognized as the capital of the Palestinian State during a parliamentary session Sunday. The motion was backed by 187 of the 233 deputies, with 15 voting against and 9 abstaining, Iranian media reported. The measure […]

Netanyahu claims more states ‘seriously considering’ relocating embassies to Jerusalem

Several states are “seriously considering” moving their embassies to Jerusalem, the Israeli PM has claimed, as Palestinians continue to desperately protest the controversial US recognition of the Holy City as Israel’s capital. “We’re now talking to several countries who are seriously considering saying exactly the same thing as the United States and moving their embassies […]

Abstained or absent during UN rebuke of US Jerusalem move? Come party with Nikki Haley!

Published time: 22 Dec, 2017 18:05 The 64 nations that voted ‘no,’ abstained, or were not present during the UN General Assembly’s diplomatic spanking of Washington’s Jerusalem move will get a “thank you” reception from US envoy Nikki Haley. Tweeting after the vote, Haley wrote that “we appreciate these countries for not falling to the […]

Nikki Haley invited UN countries that didn’t vote to condemn the US decision on Jerusalem to a ‘friendship’ party

REUTERS/Mike Segar US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley invited countries that didn’t vote to condemn the US’s decision on Jerusalem to a “friendship” party. A total of 65 countries did not vote for the resolution, with most of these either abstaining or failing to cast a ballot. Haley, together with President Donald Trump, […]

‘Mr. Trump, you can’t buy Turkey’s democratic will with dollars’ – Erdogan on Jerusalem UN vote

Published time: 21 Dec, 2017 12:15 Edited time: 21 Dec, 2017 12:28 Turkish President Erdogan has warned Donald Trump that he “cannot buy Turkey’s democratic will” with his money, referencing the upcoming UN vote on a resolution to reject his recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. “I hope and expect the United States won’t get […]

Nikki Haley issued a stern threat to UN members and said the US would be ‘taking names’ on Jerusalem vote

Andrew Angerer/Getty Images Nikki Haley, the US ambassador to the UN, sent a letter to several member states notifying them that President Donald Trump had told her to take note of who voted against the US in a vote at the UN on Thursday. In a tweet, Haley said “the US will be taking names.” […]

US ‘will be taking names’ during UNGA vote on Jerusalem move, envoy Haley warns

Published time: 20 Dec, 2017 01:58 Edited time: 20 Dec, 2017 02:01 The US is ready to “take names” of its critics, America’s ambassador to the UN has warned, ahead of a GA session to debate Washington’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the Israeli capital and move its embassy there. The US is ratcheting up […]

80,000 protest Trump’s Jerusalem recognition in Indonesia (VIDEO)

Published time: 18 Dec, 2017 02:47 Around 80,000 people took to the streets in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, on Sunday to again decry US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the Israeli capital. The protest, which was organized by Indonesia’s senior Muslim clergy, began in front of Jakarta’s central mosque. The people, many […]