Posts Tagged: Trump Jerusalem
A Particularly Happy Anniversary
JNS.org - One year ago today, on May 14, 2018, the United States officially transferred its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Although...
Trump Administration: No ‘Jerusalem, Israel’ on US Passports
JNS.org - Despite the United States recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital last December and relocating its embassy from Tel Aviv in May, Americans born in...
Balancing Dangers and Opportunities in Modern Israel
The speed of change, both positive and negative, in this region over the past two months has been breathtaking. On the negative side, the ongoing escalation...
Trump Follows Through on Jerusalem Promise
JNS.org - US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel on December 6 was not a political move, but rather the fulfillment of a...
Trump Tells Israel Peace Means Compromise; Palestinian Authority Blasts US Envoy
US President Donald Trump told Israel on Friday that it too would need to make "significant compromises" for peace with the Palestinians, even as they...
Turkish Leader Erdogan and Pope Discuss Jerusalem at Vatican Meeting
Recep Tayyip Erdogan made the first visit by a Turkish president to the Vatican in 59 years on Monday, discussing the status of Jerusalem with...
Mike Pence’s Stirring Speech in Jerusalem
JNS.org - In one of the friendliest speeches ever made by a foreign dignitary at the Knesset, Vice President Mike Pence reiterated that Israel is right...
Islam and Jerusalem
Why is the Muslim world up in arms about Jerusalem being declared the capital of Israel? After all, Jerusalem is made up of different areas -- just...
Israeli PM Netanyahu Welcomes ‘Great Friend of Israel’ US Vice President Mike Pence on Official Visit
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warmly welcomed the arrival in Israel on Sunday of US Vice President Mike Pence. "This evening a great friend of the...
Comparing Trump and Obama on Israel and Peace
Eleven months into their respective presidencies, Barack Obama and Donald Trump each received their first international accolades. In 2009, the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded then-President Obama the...
A Special ‘Thank You’ for Trump’s Jerusalem Move
JNS.org - On the last day of his visit to Jerusalem in 1871, William Seward -- secretary of state under President Abraham Lincoln -- attended Sabbath evening prayers...
Don’t Forget Christian Community Helped Push Trump on Jerusalem Decision
JNS.org - President Donald Trump’s recent announcement recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital -- and declaring that the US will eventually move its embassy from Tel Aviv to...
Top Israeli Official Wants to Build ‘Trump Station’ Near Western Wall
A top Israeli official wants to name a train station after Donald Trump to thank him for recognizing Jerusalem as the Jewish state's capital, but...
Trump’s Embassy Move Proved Abbas Doesn’t Want Peace
JNS.org - Earlier this month, more than 10,000 Israelis turned out for demonstrations in Tel Aviv against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Their purpose was to draw...
