Jerusalem
Milos Zeman, sworn in for a second term this week, instructs officials to explore logistical aspects involved in the move.
“Some people accuse us of favoritism towards Israel,” U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley told AIPAC. “There’s nothing wrong with showing favoritism towards an ally; that’s what being an ally is all about.”
A display showcasing archaeological proof of continuous Jewish history in Jerusalem follows a series of U.N. resolutions denying such ties.
President Jimmy Morales says that his country will relocate its embassy to Jerusalem in May.
“Israel, like every other sovereign nation, has a right to determine where its capital is located,” the party said on its website.
According to the preliminary plans, U.S. ambassador to Israel David Friedman will move his office, along with a small staff of around four to five people, to a building in Jerusalem known as the Diplomat Hotel, which the State Department acquired in 2014.
Civilian handguns are an essential component of Israel’s security apparatus, yet Barkat noted that “only 3 percent of the population carries guns, and those who have them know how to use them.”
“To have a group like this, many of whom non-Jews who support Israel the way you do; who see that America will be blessed when Israel is blessed; who understand that when we as a nation support the state of Israel; and we share their values and we support them, we are not just helping Israel, we are helping America,” said U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman.
President Donald Trump thanked his Guatemalan counterpart, Jimmy Morales, for his announcement that he would move Guatemala’s embassy to Jerusalem.
For several months now, Israel’s National Security Council has been examining plans that would change the municipal boundaries of Jerusalem to preserve the capital city’s Jewish majority.
Report claims that development at the City of David and a planned cable car to bring tourists to the Western Wall are “a political tool to modify the historical narrative and to support, legitimize and expand settlements.”
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas’s recent tirade against U.S. President Donald Trump was prompted by a stipulation in Washington’s peace plan that seeks to reduce the role the P.A. plays in Jerusalem.
