By Middle East Affairs Israeli officials confirmed Sunday that Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, daughter and son-in-law respectively to U.S. President Donald Trump, will represent the United States during the opening ceremony of the American Embassy in Jerusalem. The official told Haaretz that American senators and members of the House of Representatives
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Israel says at least six nations considering moving embassies to Jerusalem
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
Israel says it found a bomb in Palestinian truck for use on Independence Day
By Middle East Affairs Israel said on Wednesday it found explosives in a Palestinian truck that were meant to be smuggled from West Bank and probably for use in an attack on Independence Day, Reuters reported. Israelis will celebrate the holiday Thursday outdoors in public areas and parks for the Jewish state's
Top court says Palestinians can enter Israel for joint Memorial Day ceremony
By Middle East Affairs The High Court of Justice decided Tuesday that bereaved Palestinians should be able to join Israelis in a Memorial Day ceremony, Haaretz reported. According to the Knesset website, Memorial Day for Israel's Fallen Soldiers is "aimed at unifying the citizens of Israel with the memory of the state's fallen
Israel scares Tel Aviv residents with air force practice as Syria tension mounts
By Middle East Affairs Israeli police experienced many fearful phone calls Thursday as warplanes flew over the Tel Aviv coast, dropping anti-missile flares during a time of tension with Syria and Iran. The planes were just practicing for the Israeli Air Force's annual Independence Day national flypast on April 19, but as