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  Muslims clash with Israeli police at Jerusalem holy site

  World | August 12, 2019 1:49 IST

   Muslim worshippers and Israeli police clashed Sunday at a major Jerusalem holy site during prayers marking the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha.   Palestinian medics said at least 14 people were wounded, one seriously, in the skirmishes with police at the site, which Muslims refer to as the Al-Aqsa mosque compound and Jews refer to as the Temple Mount. Police said at least four officers were wounded. Witnesses said at least two people were arrested.

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  Al-Aqsa Mosque, third holiest site in Islam, was burning at same time as Notre Dame Cathedral

  World | April 17, 2019 22:25 IST

  There is no evidence to link fire at Notre Dame Cathedral and Al-Aqsa Mosque. But the timing has amazed everyone.

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  US embassy move to Jerusalem: Gaza erupts in protest, Israel kills 55 Palestinians

  World | May 15, 2018 7:18 IST

  It was by far the deadliest day of cross-border violence since a devastating 2014 war between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers, and further dimmed the already bleak prospects for President Donald Trump’s hoped-for peace plan.

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  US opens new embassy in Jerusalem amid 41 deaths in Israel-Palestinian clashes

  World | May 14, 2018 20:19 IST

  Trump announced the decision to move the embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in December, when he formally recognised the holy city as the capital of Israel, breaking away from decades of US neutrality on the sensitive issue.   

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  US Embassy in Jerusalem to open in May 2018

  World | February 23, 2018 23:54 IST

  The officials say Congress is being notified of the impending move today. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson signed off on the security plan for the new embassy yesterday.

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  US embassy will move to Jerusalem by end of 2019: Vice President Mike Pence

  World | January 23, 2018 0:45 IST

  The embassy is to be opened in an existing U.S. facility that will be “retrofitted” to meet safety and security requirements, Undersecretary of State Steve Goldstein told reporters in Washington.

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  Israel slams Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for anti-Trump speech

  World | January 15, 2018 14:45 IST

  Lieberman told Israel’s Army Radio that Abbas’ address symbolized his giving up on the prospect of peace negotiations and opting instead for a confrontation with both Israel and the United States.

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  Jerusalem resolution: One UN vote can't change India-Israel relations, says PM Benjamin Netanyahu

  India | January 15, 2018 8:49 IST

  Benjamin Netanyahu said that he hoped that his visit to India will strengthen cooperation between the two countries in various areas like technology, agriculture and other spheres that are changing the world.

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  ‘Would have preferred a different vote from India on Jerusalem’: Israeli PM Netanyahu ahead of Delhi visit

  World | January 11, 2018 19:28 IST

  Netanyahu, who would be leaving for India on January 14, said, "Well I would have preferred a different vote to be frank but I don't think it materially changes the tremendous flowering of relations between India and Israel".

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  'Palestinians no longer willing to talk peace': Donald Trump

  World | January 03, 2018 17:04 IST

  Donald Trump, in a pair of tweets, said “we pay the Palestinians HUNDRED OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS a year and get no appreciation or respect.”

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  Israel gives notice of withdrawal from UNESCO

  World | December 30, 2017 20:39 IST

  Israel previously said it intended to leave the Paris-based agency, citing “systematic attacks on the Jewish state.”

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  In Pics: Jerusalem walls offer glimpse of city’s richness

  World | December 29, 2017 16:59 IST

  The city remained under Ottoman rule for 400 years, until British Gen. Edmund Allenby marched through the Jaffa Gate on Dec. 11, 1917, the start of 30 years of British rule.

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  Israel plans to name high-speed rail line station in Jerusalem after Donald Trump

  World | December 27, 2017 20:01 IST

  Transportation Ministry spokesman Avner Ovadia said Wednesday the project is estimated to cost more than $700 million and, if approved, would take four years to complete.

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  US announces $285 million cut in United Nations budget

  World | December 26, 2017 18:59 IST

  The move comes after President Donald Trump had warned that he would cut funding to countries that didn't support his decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

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  In touch with 10 countries to shift embassies from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem: Israel

  World | December 26, 2017 18:23 IST

  Earlier this month, defying dire, worldwide warnings, Trump had declared Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and directed the State Department to begin the process of moving the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

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  Guatemala says it is moving embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, first country to follow Trump lead

  World | December 26, 2017 13:21 IST

  Guatemala was one of nine nations that voted with the United States and Israel on Thursday when the U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted a non-binding resolution denouncing Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

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  After US, another country decides to move embassy to Jerusalem

  World | December 25, 2017 20:00 IST

  Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales has announced of moving his country's embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

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  Day after India votes against Trump's move on Jerusalem, US Embassy comes up with 'Ye Dosti Hum Nahi Todenge' video

  World | December 23, 2017 10:50 IST

  In this 2-minute long video, US embassy employees can be seen dancing on "Yeh Dosti Hum Nahi Todenge" song.

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  Israel rejects as 'preposterous' vote against Jerusalem at UNGA, thanks nations that supported 'the truth'

  World | December 22, 2017 14:47 IST

  Israel has rejected as "preposterous" the vote by 127 countries, including India, at the UN General Assembly that opposed the recent decision of US President Donald Trump to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

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  128 nations, including India, defy Trump’s threats to reject US decision on Jerusalem

  World | December 21, 2017 23:35 IST

  The UNGA on Thursday adopted by a decisive vote of 128 to 9, with 35 abstentions, a motion rejecting the US decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.