Politics and Knesset
Hungary, Czech Republic, Austria and Romania are among those who plan on being there. Russia, Germany, Ireland, Malta, Mexico, Portugal, Australia, Poland and Sweden have decided not to go.
“It would be useful if moving the embassy becomes the first stage of Israel-U.S.-Arab policy of assertive truth-telling. This is one of the main arguments President Trump has made—the simple truth that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel.”
Current Likud-led coalition would number 66 Knesset seats if elections were held today, Channel 2 poll shows • Strong showing reflects public confidence in Netanyahu following U.S. exit of nuclear deal.
The statement came as Paraguay said it would be moving its embassy to Jerusalem later this month on the heels of a similar move by Guatemala.
“The Labour Party is seen by far too many people in the Jewish community as being racist right now,” said Adam Langleben, a Labour councillor who lost his seat on the Barnet council in northwest London.
While America was able to pass its version of the Taylor Force Act as part of an omnibus spending bill, the Israeli bills to offset terror payments have stalled for months, highlighting key differences between the U.S. foreign-aid payments and Israeli tax-revenue transfers.
Channel 20 poll projects 32 seats for Likud if election were held at this time, with 19 for Yesh Atid • Poll shows Zionist Union, Joint Arab List tying with 12 seats each • Kulanu, United Torah Judaism and Meretz parties projected to win seven seats each.
According to a poll conducted by Tel Aviv University and the Israel Democracy Institute, 63 percent of Israelis believe that the impending move of the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem will benefit Israel.
The bill seeks to firmly assert that Israel is a Jewish state, enshrining the state’s symbols and the designation of Jerusalem as its capital, and assigning Hebrew as the country’s official language.
The central South American nation joins the United States, Honduras and Guatemala in committing to the move.
“It isn’t popular, but I think that it’s the right thing,” said Miloš Zeman, president of the Czech Republic. “In any event, allow me to finish with one sentence: ‘Next year in Jerusalem!’ ”
Despite ongoing investigations against the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party would receive an additional four parliamentary mandates if elections are called.
