Guatemala announced it is going to move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem following US President Donald Trumpâs controversial decision to officially recognize the city as the countryâs capital. Guatemala President Jimmy Morales said he met with Israel Prime Minsiter Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss relations between the two countries, which ultimately resulted in a decision to return the Guatemalan embassy […]
President Trump Taunts Past Presidents For Failing To Recognize Jerusalem As Israeli Capital.
December 12, 2017 by
Late Thursday night, President Trump tweeted a video taunting past presidents for failing to keep promises to officially recognize Israel’s preferred capital city, Jerusalem. The president’s montage shows former presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama making campaign promises to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. I fulfilled my campaign promise – […]
Trump: âI Have Determined That It Is Time to Officially Recognize Jerusalem as the Capital of Israelâ
December 6, 2017 by
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday in a televised address from the White House that the United States officially recognizes the city of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, and will begin moving its embassy there. âI have determined that it is time to official recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel,â President Trump said. âWhile previous […]
Trump to recognize Jerusalem as Israeli capital.
December 6, 2017 by
President Trump will announce the U.S. recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, but will sign a waiver delaying the relocation of the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to there, senior administration officials said Trump will make the announcement on Wednesday, in a speech that will be closely watched by other world leaders who fear the […]
Trump tells Netanyahu heâll recognize undivided Jerusalem if president
September 25, 2016 by
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday met with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in New York. Donald Trumpâs camp said the candidate and Netanyahu discussed a wide variety of issues, including Israelâs experiences in building walls, with Trump vowing to recognize Jerusalem as Israelâs undivided capital should he be elected president. âMr. Trump said that […]
Obama Rejects Netanyahuâs Call for Iran to Recognize Israel
April 6, 2015 by
On Monday, President Barack Obama casually rejected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuâs call to force Iran to acknowledge Israelâs right to exist as part of any agreement on the countryâs nuclear program. In an interview with NPR, Obama stated loftily, âThe notion that we would condition Iran not getting nuclear weapons in a verifiable deal […]