The African National Congress ANC, South Africa's ruling-party, has resolved to immediately and unconditionally downgrade the South African Embassy in Israel into a liason office... READ MORE›
The last such session the General Assembly held was in 2009 on occupied East Jerusalem and Palestinian territories... READ MORE›
Resolution criticizing President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital, Israeli officials said Wednesday... READ MORE›
Archaeologists have also found new sections while digging in the tunnels underneath the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City... READ MORE›
His comments come ahead of a UN General Assembly vote on a resolution opposing any recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital... READ MORE›
Countries put on notice for intending to vote for resolution decrying US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital... READ MORE›
The largest demonstration commenced at the Qalandia military checkpoint, the main point splitting the occupied West Bank from Jerusalem and a constant flashpoint in the conflict... READ MORE›
Officials said the Azan family's olive-oil-fueled Hanukkah menorah set their home ablaze as they slept... READ MORE›
The General Assembly is scheduled to vote on Thursday on a resolution that would condemn President Trumps recognition of Jerusalem as Israels capital... READ MORE›
Only 10 such emergency sessions have been convened since 1950, and the last time was in 2009, to discuss occupied East Jerusalem and Palestinian territories... READ MORE›
US says it is 'taking names' of countries who oppose Donald Trump's Jerusalem decision... READ MORE›
Now that the US has isolated itself by vetoing a UN Security Council resolution on Monday critical... READ MORE›
The rare diplomatic frustration offers a serious history lesson for the Trump administration, one it would do well to heed... READ MORE›
The president's announcement does not affect final status negotiations in any way, including the specific boundaries of Israeli sovereignty in Jerusalem, she added... READ MORE›
US ambassador warns General Assembly members that the 'president will be watching' ahead of vote on status of Jerusalem... READ MORE›
Mansour said on Monday he hoped there would be overwhelming support in the General Assembly for the resolution... READ MORE›
In the West Bank, the Israeli military said about 2,500 Palestinians took part in riots against soldiers and border police officers... READ MORE›
Macron noted that this visit takes place against a critical backdrop for the region, so we discussed at length regional issues... READ MORE›
The Israeli army arrested a 17-year-old Palestinian girl on Tuesday after a video showing her slapping Israeli soldiers went viral on social media... READ MORE›
Detention of mother follows arrest of Ahed Tamimi, 16, by Israeli soldiers in West Bank village in continuing crackdown... READ MORE›
It was not the first time that Ahed Tamimi was filmed in a violent physical confrontation with Israeli military forces... READ MORE›
Area C includes all of the 125 Jewish settlements in the West Bank, which houses more than 300,000 settlers... READ MORE›
Vice President Mike Pence is delaying his planned trip to Egypt and Israel until the US tax reform gets through Congress, the White House has announced... READ MORE›
China is turning towards the Middle East and is ready to play a major role in helping to rebuild war-torn Syria... READ MORE›
Pence was ending his trip to Israel with a meeting with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin and a visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial... READ MORE›
The status of Jerusalem has been a central issue in the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and Trump's announcement was widely perceived as taking the side of Israel... READ MORE›
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas canceled a scheduled meeting with Pence after President Donald Trump announced he would recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital over Arab objections... READ MORE›
The resolution, which was drafted by Egypt, did not mention Mr Trump nor the US by name... READ MORE›
Middle East peace envoy Nickolay Mladenov told the Security Council ahead of the vote... READ MORE›
Pence delays trip to Egypt, Israel because of U.S. tax vote... READ MORE›
Palestinian officials had warned that in the event of a US veto on the security council, they would also seek a resolution at the general assembly... READ MORE›
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation OIC has rejected the United States' decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, the group's secretary general announced... READ MORE›
The southern West Bank city of Hebron has become the site of several Israeli settlements in the middle of the local Palestinian population... READ MORE›
Ibrahim Abu Thurayyah, who lost his legs in a 2008 Israeli air raid, was killed on Friday during a protest in Gaza... READ MORE›
Instead, Trump directed the State Department to begin preparations to move the embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem... READ MORE›
According to the Palestinian Red Crescent, 157 people were injured on Sunday in confrontations with Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank, Jerusalem and Gaza... READ MORE›
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected a declaration by Muslim leaders that East Jerusalem is the capital of Palestine... READ MORE›
Russian leader ends whirlwind regional tour in Turkey, criticising Trump's decision to call Jerusalem Israel's capital... READ MORE›
The Israeli leader also expressed optimism that other countries would follow the American move on Jerusalem... READ MORE›
Israel annexed east Jerusalem in 1967 in a move that has never been recognised internationally... READ MORE›
The Israeli security forces then began using the sponge-tipped or plastic bullet in Israel and Jerusalem, while continuing using rubber bullets in the occupied West Bank... READ MORE›
Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has reiterated the Kingdom's stated commitment to a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital... READ MORE›
BJP lawmaker Subramaniam Swamy has also called on India to shift its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem like Trump pledged to do... READ MORE›
Because Idan posed with Miss Israel, Adar Gandelsman, at a Miss Universe International Beauty Pageant, the Times of Israel reported... READ MORE›
The Israeli prime minister, meanwhile, reaffirmed his support for Trump's decision on Jerusalem... READ MORE›
The Israeli blockade of the occupied Gaza Strip, in its current form, has been in place since June 2007... READ MORE›
Israeli prime minister encourages EU states to move their embassies to Jerusalem, recognising it as Israel's capital... READ MORE›
US vetoes UN resolution on withdrawing Trump's Jerusalem decision WATCH LIVE -- RT US News... READ MORE›
French President Emmanuel Macron says he disapproves of the decision by the US to declare Jerusalem as Israel's capital... READ MORE›
Israel's Intelligence Minister Yisrael Katz has invited Saudi Arabia's crown prince to visit Israel in an interview with a Saudi news outlet, according to Haaretz... READ MORE›
Trump plan to move U.S. embassy to Jerusalem angers Middle East Christians... READ MORE›
In the Middle East, protesters took to the streets of Amman, Beirut, the occupied West Bank, Jerusalem and Gaza... READ MORE›
Already there are signs that Mr. Trump's decision has eroded the ability of the United States to act as an impartial arbiter in the peace process... READ MORE›
Recognition of Jerusalem as capital of Israel was a crime that threatens world peace, Palestinian president tells delegates in Istanbul... READ MORE›
Trump also plans to move the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv... READ MORE›
Dramatic footage has emerged of plain clothes Israeli troops - known as mustarabeen - infiltrating a Palestinian demonstration in Ramallah and arresting stone throwers... READ MORE›
Israel captured Arab East Jerusalem in 1967 and later annexed it in an action not recognized internationally... READ MORE›
At Hamas rally marking 30th anniversary, supporters vow to stop Jerusalem from becoming Israel's capital... READ MORE›
The Jerusalem stabbing appears to be the first since Trumps announcement of his decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israels capital, according to the Associated Press... READ MORE›
Sarah Idan, Miss Iraq, and Adar Gandelsman, Miss Israel, took the picture together at a beauty pageant in Las Vegas on November 14... READ MORE›
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