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US President Donald Trump had threatened saying that ‘funding to those countries that take our money and then vote against us’, will be cut.’ (Photo: File)

Backing US Prez Trump, Guatemala to move its embassy to Jerusalem

The announcement comes on Christmas eve, days after 128 of UN member states rejected Trump's decision making Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

25 Dec 2017 10:06 AM

‘The State of Israel totally rejects this vote, even before approval,’ Netanyahu said in a speech at a hospital dedication in the port city of Ashdod. (Photo: File)

UN ‘house of lies,’ says Netanyahu before Jerusalem vote

Netanyahu, in his speech, thanked Trump and Haley for ‘their brave and uncompromising stance.’

21 Dec 2017 8:28 PM

Police have questioned Benjamin Netanyahu in two cases involving possible bribery, fraud and breach of trust. (Photo: File)

Reporter claims Netanyahu called to apologise for mimicry during speech

Netanyahu mimicked veteran journalist Moshe Nussbaum of Channel 2 News.

21 Dec 2017 2:41 PM

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu. (Photo: AP)

Israel PM’s first visit to India has Mumbai on list

After Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Israel in July this year, a new equation between the two countries began.

21 Dec 2017 6:49 AM

Many flights set to depart on Sunday morning were rescheduled to leave earlier so only seven flights were cancelled due to the strike, say the sources. (Photo: AFP/ Representational)

Israel's main airport suspends flights over strike against pharmaceutical giant

Air traffic at Ben Gurion airport came to a halt at 0600 GMT after Jewish state's powerful Histadrut trade union called for the strike.

17 Dec 2017 5:03 PM

'Hamas must not be offered free gifts, and I will convene a meeting on Sunday, in order to find a concrete and legal solution to keep putting pressure on Hamas, says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Photo: AP)

Cannot keep Paletanian soldiers’ bodies: Israel Supreme Court

Current legislation does not allow refusal to return the bodies, the court said, following a motion filed by families of nine Palestinians.

15 Dec 2017 3:00 PM

He slammed the recognition by US President Donald Trump of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel as a ‘gift’ to the ‘Zionist movement.’ (Photo: File)

‘No peace or stability’ unless Jerusalem recognised as capital: Palestinian Prez

‘Jerusalem is and will forever be the capital of the Palestinian state,’ Mahmud Abbas said.

13 Dec 2017 4:20 PM

Armed female members of the militant Palestinian group Islamic Jihad carry Kalashnikov assault rifles as they take part in a rally to protest against US President Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, in Gaza. (Photo: AFP)

Palestinians are walking away from peace talks: White House

US V-P office says Pence was looking forward to meeting the Israeli PM.

12 Dec 2017 5:22 AM

What prompted the Jerusalem move?

Another group of core Trump supporters that hate Jews but love Israel are the so-called Alt-right.

12 Dec 2017 1:30 AM

Saudi Arabia severed diplomatic relations with Iran in January 2016 after Iranian demonstrators attacked Saudi diplomatic missions. (Photo: AP/File)

Iran says ‘good relations’ possible if Saudi stops bombing Yemen

Saudi Arabia does not recognize Israel, but the two countries have a shared interest in countering Iran.

10 Dec 2017 4:21 PM

Whether violence would further spiral in the Palestinian territories and elsewhere was being closely watched, with Friday marking a second day of unrest. (Photo: AFP)

2 Palestinians killed, dozens wounded in Israeli air strikes; US isolated at UN

Following the first two rockets, Israel responded with air strikes on two Hamas military facilities in the Gaza Strip.

09 Dec 2017 11:27 AM

In the President's remarks, he said, 'we are as committed to the peace process as ever, and we want to continue to push forward in those conversations and those discussions.' (Photo: File)

Jerusalem decision ‘reflection of ground reality,’ committed to peace process: US

Trump in a major policy address had on Wednesday announced to recognise Jerusalem as the Israel's capital.

08 Dec 2017 3:20 PM

Anger, clashes, protests over Trump’s Jerusalem decision

But key US allies, including the UK and Australia, made clear they did not plan to follow Mr Trump’s lead on the issue.

08 Dec 2017 7:15 AM

Haniyeh called on Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to withdraw from peacemaking with Israel and on Arabs to boycott the Trump administration. (Photo: AFP)

In lieu of Trump’s Jerusalem declaration, Palestine’s Hamas calls for uprising

Israel and the United States consider Hamas, which has fought three wars with Israel since 2007, a terrorist organisation.

07 Dec 2017 6:37 PM

The world waited with bated breath since Monday amid reports of ‘delay’ in President Donald Trump’s statement. (Photo: AFP)

The what, why, how of Trump's Jerusalem declaration

'Israel is a sovereign nation with the right...to determine its own capital,' Trump said in his speech.

07 Dec 2017 5:56 PM

Trump reversed decades of US policy by recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, imperilling Middle East peace efforts and upsetting US friends and adversaries alike. (Photo: AFP)

US asks Israel to temper official response, track worldwide developments

The status of Jerusalem, home is one of the biggest obstacles to reaching an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal.

07 Dec 2017 12:46 PM

‘The provocative and unwise decision by the US... will provoke Muslims and inflame a new intifada and an escalation of radical, angry and violent behaviour,’ said the Iranian foreign ministry. (Photo: AFP)

Trump’s Jerusalem move likely to spark ‘new Intifada’: Iran

Trump's move was a ‘clear violation of international resolutions’ and that Jerusalem was ‘an inseparable part of Palestine.’

07 Dec 2017 11:26 AM

US announcement on the status of Jerusalem before a final settlement is reached in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict would hurt the peace process and heighten regional tensions. (Photo: AFP/File)

With delay in Trump’s decision on Jerusalem, Saudi warns of heightened tensions

Donald Trump's keenly awaited decision on whether to move the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem stands delayed.

05 Dec 2017 3:56 PM

Moshe's parents, Rabbi Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg, were killed along with six others at Chabad House. (Photo: AFP)

Mumbai terror attack: 9 yrs on, Jewish family of victims continues praying

The attack by 10 heavily-armed LeT terrorists killed 166 people and injured more than 300.

26 Nov 2017 6:14 PM

‘Our fruitful cooperation with Arab countries is in general secret, but I am confident that ld ‘happen in the end.’ ‘Our fruitful cooperation with Arab countries is in general secret, but I am confident that relations with them will continue to mature,’ Benjamin Netanyahu said. (Photo: AP)

Fear over Iran draws Isreal, Arab countries closer; PM Netanyahu hails cooperation

Netanyahu insisted that peace between Israel and Arab countries wourab countries would ‘happen in the end.’

24 Nov 2017 3:10 PM

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