Three of the nine countries that voted against the UN General Assembly’s motion to reject the US decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel had been American colonies and are still partly governed by mutual agreements with Washington. The UN resolution was backed by 128 states, while 35[…]
In a “massive setback” to US President Donald Trump’s Middle East foreign policy, the vast majority of UN member-states voted on Thursday in favour of a motion rejecting Washington’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Trump had threatened to cut funding to countries that back the measure. Palestinian President Mahmoud[…]
US President Donald Trump has threatened to cut aid to countries that vote in favour of a draft UN resolution condemning the US decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Trump said at the White House on Wednesday the US would be “watching those votes” in the General[…]
The UN General Assembly will hold an emergency meeting after the US vetoed a UN Security Council resolution rejecting the US decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The request for the General Assembly meeting was put forth by a bloc of Arab nations, Turkey and the Organization of Islamic[…]
By David Hearst On 21 August 1969, an Australian citizen called Denis Rohan set fire to an 800-year-old wooden pulpit, a gift to al-Aqsa mosque from the Islamic hero Saladin (1137-1193), who led the military campaign against the Crusaders. Apart from being considered mentally ill, Rohan thought he was acting[…]
Hands off Jerusalem! These fervent words echoed through the Cape Town CBD today as thousands of demonstrators rallied against US president Donald Trump’s controversial decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The voices of Capetonians, many of them dressed in Palestinian colours and flying the Palestinian national flag, were clear[…]
US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and move the US embassy to the city from Tel Aviv has reignited the Palestinian cause, according to analysts. Breaking with years of US policy, Trump announced the move on December 6, drawing international condemnation and sparking[…]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said an upcoming summit of Muslim leaders will mark a “turning point” in the response to a US decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. A strong supporter of the Palestinian cause, Erdogan called Wednesday’s extraordinary meeting in Turkey’s largest city, Istanbul, under the[…]
As Palestinians continue to protest against US President Donald Trump’s announcement last week recognizing Jerusalem — the Eastern part of which is illegally occupied by Israeli in violation of international law — the number of injuries continue to rise across the occupied West Bank. The Palestinian Red Crescent reported that[…]
The head of the Arab League has called US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital “dangerous and unacceptable” and a “flagrant attack on a political solution” to the Israeli- Palestinian conflict. The statement by Ahmed Aboul-Gheit, the regional bloc’s secretary-general, came after an emergency meeting of[…]
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