Palestine embassy

There's no place for a Palestinian consulate in Jerusalem, Bennett says

"Jerusalem is the capital of one state, the State of Israel – period," the prime minister stressed.

 A man places a Palestinian flag on a fence surrounding the U.S. consulate during a rally in support of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' bid for statehood recognition in the United Nations, in Arab East Jerusalem September 21, 2011
A worker hangs a road sign directing to the U.S. embassy, in the area of the U.S. consulate in Jerusalem, May 7, 2018.

Israel must stand strong against reopening of US consulate - editorial

 A man places a Palestinian flag on a fence surrounding the U.S. consulate during a rally in support of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' bid for statehood recognition in the United Nations, in Arab East Jerusalem September 21, 2011

PA slams Bennett, Lapid for opposing US consulate in Jerusalem

PRO-PALESTINIAN demonstrators attend a protest outside the Israeli Consulate in Los Angeles, earlier this month.

US pressure on Palestinian Jerusalem consulate is a step back - editorial


The Curse of Saddam on Palestinians

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Sorry Abbas, Vacation is Over!

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Top Fatah official: Time for two embassies in Jerusalem

Jibril Rajoub wants one embassy in East Jerusalem and another in West Jerusalem.

Senior Fatah official Jibril Rajoub

Palestinians see US reconsidering Israel embassy pledge, says PLO official

Senior Palestinian official: No official reassurances from US that it will not move the US embassy in Israel.

A general view shows Jerusalem's old city from an Israeli Air Force plane during an aerial show as part of celebrations for Israel's Independence Day to mark the 66th anniversary of the creation of the state, May 6, 2014

Comment: The colonial origins of US policy on Jerusalem

Any US attempt to move the embassy to Jerusalem should be coupled with a deeper consular commitment to the Palestinians.

Jerusalem's Old City and the Temple Mount

Frontlines Podcast: The Pope, pot, and Palestine

Did the pope just recognize a Palestinian state? Is it time to rethink the criminalization of marijuana?

Pope Francis (R) meets PA President Mahmoud Abbas in Bethlehem May 25, 2014.

France warns Palestinians over escalating crisis with UN bid

"We are against the logic of letting this spiral (out of control)," Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius told reporters.

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius

Doomed Palestinian UN gambit a domestic propaganda ploy, Israeli official says

If the Palestinians force a vote before January 1, knowing they will not get the nine votes needed, then it is clear that they are interested in a defeat in order to avoid a US veto.

Palestinians walk near an opening in Israel's controversial barrier in the east Jerusalem neighbourhood of A-tur

Netanyahu promises to ‘vigorously’ oppose Palestinian moves at UN

Fatah: There are American efforts to delay resolution • Netanyahu: Parts of Europe have anti-Israel sentiments

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu watches IDF maneuvers from an army base near Beersheba

Irish government to accept motion to recognize Palestinian state

The motion calls on the government to "officially recognize the State of 'Palestine,' on the basis of the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as the capital, as established in UN resolutions.

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PA denies postponing statehood bid at Security Council

The official described the Ma’an report as a “rumor designed to defame the Palestinian Authority.”

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.