Trump Jerusalem Announcement

Donald Trump applauded by Orthodox Jewish education group

To Trump's apparent annoyment, the crowd gave the commuting a bigger applause than to the moving of the US embassy to Jerusalem.

|ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
Donald Trump speaks during an event at his Mar-a-Lago home in Palm Beach, Fla., Nov. 15, 2022.
Donald Trump announces his bid for the presidency at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Nov. 15, 2022. (Thomas Simonetti for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Donald Trump says Jewish leaders ‘lack loyalty, should be ashamed’

Trump has now repeatedly lambasted Jewish leaders for being unloyal, stressing his achievements for Israel during his presidency.

|ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
US President Donald Trump stands in front of a US flag as he participates in a roundtable on donating plasma during a visit to the American Red Cross National Headquarters in Washington, US, July 30, 2020

Big deal: A sober examination of Trump’s ‘Deal of the Century’

Trump’s deal may go down as a failed effort to give the parties concerned a push in a new direction. But it was a brave effort and it leaves us with a feeling of a lost opportunity.

|ByMORDECHAI BECK
Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riad al-Malki at the United Nations Human Rights Council.

PA wants Biden to reverse ‘anti-Palestinian’ decisions

US to be presented with list of demands, including rescinding recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.

|ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH

Palestinian Authority recalls top diplomat to DC, official media reports

The report comes amid a diplomatic row between the Palestinians and US President Donald Trump over the latter’s recent changes to American policy on Jerusalem.

DECEMBER 31, 2017ByADAM RASGON
Husam Zomlot and Mahmoud Abbas.

Hamas calls US ambassador 'racist,’ says all ties should be cut with DC

DECEMBER 31, 2017ByHERB KEINON
HAMAS SPOKESMAN Fawzi Barhoum is carried by Gazans during a celebration in Gaza City.

Gazan man killed in clashes with troops during anti-Trump protest

The clashes erupted after thousands of Palestinians took to the streets for the fourth Friday in a row in protests against US President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

DECEMBER 30, 2017ByREUTERS
A wounded Palestinian is evacuated during anti-Trump protests that clashed with Israeli troops in Gaza, December 2017

US envoy: Palestinian reaction to Trump announcement is ugly, antisemitic

Envoy says US Jews of all streams owe Trump ‘enormous debt of gratitude’ for Jerusalem move.

DECEMBER 28, 2017ByHERB KEINON
US Ambassador David Friedman at the knesset

Washington watch: Netanyahu's Hanukka gift

Trump’s gift was recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and his decision to move the US embassy there from Tel Aviv.

DECEMBER 27, 2017ByDOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD
Benjamin Netanyahu

Miffed Fatah changes its plans for marking anniversary of its founding

Fatah Central Committee member Abbas Zaki said that “Trump’s decision regarding Jerusalem killed any possibility of celebrating this year.”

DECEMBER 27, 2017ByADAM RASGON
Fatah supporters take part in a rally marking the death anniversary of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, in Gaza City November 11, 2017.

White House: Jerusalem recognition among Trump’s 2017 accomplishments

The official White House Twitter feed on Tuesday highlighted the Jerusalem promise.

DECEMBER 27, 2017ByJTA
US President Donald Trump gives a thumbs-up to reporters as he boards Air Force One

Nikki Haley: Reduction in US funds to UN 'big step in the right direction'

The United States is currently paying 22% of the United Nations' annual budget.

DECEMBER 25, 2017ByREBECCA MONTAG
Nikki Haley, United States Ambassador to the United Nations, prepares to speak on the floor of the General Assembly on December 21, 2017 in New York City

Ex-Marine cites Trump's Jerusalem decision in planned Christmas attack

Jameson faces a charge of attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization.

DECEMBER 24, 2017ByCHRISTAL HAYES / USA TODAY
Pier 39 in San Francisco

Trump, Jerusalem and 'hidden news'

European responses to Trump's Jerusalem announcement have not been taken in kind.

DECEMBER 23, 2017ByYISRAEL MEDAD, ELI POLLAK
After signing, US President Donald Trump holds up the proclamation that the United States recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and will move its embassy there, during an address from the White House in Washington, US, December 6, 2017.