US Embassy move to Jerusalem

Native American leaders seek to establish embassy in Jerusalem, strengthen ties with Israel

Inspired by the story of the Jewish people, the Riverwinds forge cultural ties between Native Americans and Israel.

Chief Joseph Riverwind and Dr. Laralyn Riverwind.
 A view of the Machon Lev campus in Jerusalem, home to a number of the capital’s top start-ups, including AI-company Flycomm.

On this day: in 1950: Jerusalem becomes the capital of Israel

 Donald Trump speaks during an event at his Mar-a-Lago home in Palm Beach, Fla., Nov. 15, 2022.

Donald Trump applauded by Orthodox Jewish education group

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh  in Ramallah. August 25, 2020

Shtayyeh urges US to scrap Jerusalem embassy plan


Muslims at hajj blame Arab disunity for Jerusalem embassy move

The status of Jerusalem - home to sites holy to the Muslim, Jewish and Christian religions - is one of the biggest obstacles to any peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians.

Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba and pray at the Grand mosque ahead of annual Hajj pilgrimage in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia August 16, 2018

Booking.com labeled Jerusalem as an ‘Israeli settlement’

“I thought it was a hoax until I checked it out and saw it with my own eyes.”

A general view of Jerusalem shows the Dome of the Rock, located in Jerusalem's Old City on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount December 6, 2017.

Daniel P. Moynihan Street would honor America’s bipartisan love for Jerusalem

A bipartisan ceremony in Jerusalem this November, with Mrs. Moynihan attending, would allow Republicans to show the grace and leadership they lacked in May.

FORMER HARVARD University President Neil Rudenstine, left, and former New York Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan share a laugh prior to Harvard University’s 351st commencement in Cambridge in 2002

Trump: Christians ‘appreciate’ embassy move more than Jews

"It’s not a surprise; Evangelicals are people of the book."

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaking at the opening of the United States embassy in Jerusalem, May 14, 2018

Australia: ‘We won’t move our embassy to Jerusalem’

“Jerusalem is a final status issue and we have maintained that position for decades.”

ULURU IS LIT by the setting sun in the Northern Territory in central Australia

Khamenei: Israel illegitimate, referendum should decide fate of Palestine

Khamenei also attacked Arab states that have strengthened ties with Israel in the face of the perceived Iranian threat.

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Why European policies regarding Jerusalem must change

It appears that many world leaders have more regard for Palestinian sentiments than for Jewish ones.

A general view of Jerusalem shows the Dome of the Rock, located in Jerusalem's Old City on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount December 6, 2017.

Trump may transfer authority over Jerusalem consulate to Israel ambassador

The consulate handles relations with the Palestinian Authority and remains autonomous from the embassy.

US President Donald Trump

Democrats warn Trump of consequences of ‘politicizing’ Israel

The Democrats further claimed the administration was intentionally pursuing “a dangerous effort to politicize the US-Israel relationship.”

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland

Christian misunderstandings of Gaza and Israel

It is easy for us Americans to criticize a government trying to protect its people whose very existence is threatened on a daily basis. We do not face that existential threat.

Ivanka Trump at the opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem (L), and a wounded Palestinian is evacuated during a protest at the Israel-Gaza border in the southern Gaza Strip (R). May 14, 2018