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The world waited with bated breath since Monday amid reports of delay in President Donald Trumps statement. (Photo: AFP)

The what, why, how of Trump's Jerusalem declaration

'Israel is a sovereign nation with the right...to determine its own capital,' Trump said in his speech.

7 Dec 2017 5:56 PM IST

Trump reversed decades of US policy by recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, imperilling Middle East peace efforts and upsetting US friends and adversaries alike. (Photo: AFP)

US asks Israel to temper official response, track worldwide...

The status of Jerusalem, home is one of the biggest obstacles to reaching an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal.

7 Dec 2017 12:46 PM IST

The provocative and unwise decision by the US... will provoke Muslims and inflame a new intifada and an escalation of radical, angry and violent behaviour, said the Iranian foreign ministry. (Photo: AFP)

Trump's Jerusalem move likely to spark new Intifada': Iran

Trump's move was a clear violation of international resolutions' and that Jerusalem was an inseparable part of...

7 Dec 2017 11:26 AM IST

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu. (Photo: AP)

Cannot keep Paletanian soldiers' bodies: Israel Supreme Court

Current legislation does not allow refusal to return the bodies, the court said, following a motion filed by families of...

15 Dec 2017 3:00 PM IST

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas

No peace or stability' unless Jerusalem recognised as capital:...

Jerusalem is and will forever be the capital of the Palestinian state,' Mahmud Abbas said.

13 Dec 2017 4:20 PM IST

Armed female members of the militant Palestinian group Islamic Jihad carry Kalashnikov assault rifles as they take part in a rally to protest against US President Donald Trumps decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, in Gaza. (Photo: AFP)

Palestinians are walking away from peace talks: White House

US V-P office says Pence was looking forward to meeting the Israeli PM.

12 Dec 2017 5:22 AM IST

US President Donald Trump at United Nations 72nd General Assembly meet in UN headquarters in New York (Photo: AFP)

What prompted the Jerusalem move?

Another group of core Trump supporters that hate Jews but love Israel are the so-called Alt-right.

12 Dec 2017 1:30 AM IST

Israeli settlers pray in a synagogue in the settlement outpost of Amona. It was established in 1997 and built on private Palestinian land in the Israel-occupied West Bank. (Photo: AFP)

40 families on hilltop rocking Israeli politics

In 2006, the demolition of nine permanent houses in the same outpost led to clashes, & Mr Netanyahu was eager to avoid...

21 Dec 2016 3:05 AM IST

US President-elect Donald Trump. (Photo: AP)

After UN vote, Mideast awaits Trump tremors

The shock and delight the UN resolution has caused in the two opposing camps signifies how seriously the principal...

26 Dec 2016 3:36 AM IST

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

UN Security Council postpones Israel vote

Netanyahu asked the US to use its veto power against a draft resolution demanding that Israel halt settlement in...

23 Dec 2016 2:50 AM IST

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a ceremony for the Remembrance Day for the Fallen of Israels Wars and Victims of Terrorism at Yad LeBanim in Jerusalem, Israel, Sunday, May 12, 2024. Israel will observe Memorial Day from sunset tonight until sunset May 13, when Independence Day begins.( Debbie Hill/Pool Photo via AP)

AA Edit | Onus on Israel to stop Gaza war

Benny Gantz gives Netanyahu a three-week deadline to address Gaza war issues, as the offensive in Rafah ramps up

20 May 2024 12:18 AM IST

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (DC File Image)

AA Edit | Netanyahu keeps Israel on warpath

Despite Hamas's ceasefire offer being rejected, Israel moves forward with invasion plans, raising tensions.

8 May 2024 12:05 AM IST