Diplomacy

Guatemala became the second country to open its embassy in Jerusalem on Wednesday, The Jerusalem Post reported. At the dedication ceremony, held at Jerusalem’s Malha Technological Park, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the opening of the embassy in Jerusalem goes “hand in hand” with the opening of the...

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The move of the United States embassy to a Jerusalem complex, most of which is “is located on the far side of the armistice line” that divided the city between 1949 and 1967, shows that the United States accepts Israel contention that its capital city should be undivided, Eugene Kontorovich...

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Key Facts 1. The embassy move reflects the law. It is a bipartisan effort that has enjoyed cross-party political support in the United States and Israel for decades. 2. Jerusalem is the legitimate capital of Israel. Non-recognition was an aberration – Israel was the only country with no capital recognized...

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met in Cyprus with Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and Greek Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, marking the fourth trilateral summit the three have participated in during the past two and a half years, The Jerusalem Post reported Tuesday. Among the topics the three leaders discussed...

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Paraguay will be the third nation to move its embassy to Jerusalem, which it plans to do by the end of the month, following the leads of the United States and Guatemala, The Jerusalem Post reported Tuesday. Outgoing Paraguayan President Horacio Cartes is planning to attend the ceremony.   The...

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Residents of the Gulf States who are allied with the United States expressed their support for President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, Reuters reported Wednesday. “Iran used economic gains from the lifting of sanctions to continue its activities to destabilise the region, particularly...

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