By Middle East Affairs Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that "at least half a dozen" nations were in serious discussions with Israel about moving their embassies to Jerusalem, Reuters reported. U.S. President Donald Trump decided in December to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and to move the United States embassy
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Abbas threatens to end Gaza reconciliation with Hamas
By Middle East Affairs Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday threatened to end reconciliation efforts with Hamas after blaming them for an assassination attempt against a Palestinian prime minister, Reuters reports. Military group Hamas and Abbas's Fatah faction have experienced escalated tension since a roadside bomb went off on the convoy of
UPDATE: Attacker in Jerusalem identified
France won’t make same ‘error’ as Trump, recognize Jerusalem as capital of Israel
By Middle East Affairs French President Emmanuel Macron has said he will not make the same "error" as U.S. President Donald Trump by recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Macron was speaking Wednesday at the annual dinner of Crif, which is France's umbrella of Jewish communities. While he commented that he would
Following Trump, Guatemala will move embassy to Jerusalem
By Middle East Affairs Following U.S. President Donald Trump's controversial announcement in December to move the American embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, Guatemala has now joined in the decision, AFP reports. At the annual conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, which is a pro-Israeli lobbying group, Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales