US Embassy move to Jerusalem

Native American leaders seek to establish embassy in Jerusalem, strengthen ties with Israel

Inspired by the story of the Jewish people, the Riverwinds forge cultural ties between Native Americans and Israel.

Chief Joseph Riverwind and Dr. Laralyn Riverwind.
 A view of the Machon Lev campus in Jerusalem, home to a number of the capital’s top start-ups, including AI-company Flycomm.

On this day: in 1950: Jerusalem becomes the capital of Israel

 Donald Trump speaks during an event at his Mar-a-Lago home in Palm Beach, Fla., Nov. 15, 2022.

Donald Trump applauded by Orthodox Jewish education group

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh  in Ramallah. August 25, 2020

Shtayyeh urges US to scrap Jerusalem embassy plan


Trump revokes visas for Palestinian envoy and his family

PLO Executive Committee Member calls action 'vindictive and spiteful'.

PLO executive committee member Hanan Ashrawi

Paraguay President Benitez 'regrets' Israel's decision to close embassy

"I beseech Israel to reconsider," said Paraguay President Mario Abdo Benitez.

Paraguay President Mario Abdo Benitez

Mike Pence lobbies Paraguay on Jerusalem embassy move

The vice president's office said the two "agreed to work towards achieving a [comprehensive] and lasting solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict."

United States Vice President Mike Pence

Looking back, looking ahead

Since there is no point in a guilt trip that doesn’t take you anywhere, here are some reflections on the year coming to a close and thoughts on the year ahead, 5779 according to the Hebrew calendar.

Slihot at Western Wall, September 4, 2018

Friedman: No quid pro quo for US embassy move to Jerusalem

He called the notion that Netanyahu’s embrace of Trump could come back to haunt Israel ‘nonsense.’

United States Ambassador to Israel David Friedman

Paraguay to move embassy back to Tel Aviv

Israel responds by closing embassy in Asuncion.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and Paraguayan President Horacio Cartes (L) unveil the new Paraguayan embassy in Jerusalem, May 21, 2018.

The price of peace negotiations: Stormy Daniels for Israeli settlements?

Is Trump’s comment that Israel might pay a ‘higher price’ in future negotiations because of his moving the embassy to Jerusalem somehow tied to his mounting legal woes?

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US president Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, 2018

Bolton’s message

Bolton sounded upbeat as he voiced the hope that there are “a lot of prospects” for the Palestinians, but that it was “a sad outcome” that “all they got now is a choice between Hamas and the PA."

Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Oxon Hill, Maryland, U.S. February 24, 2017.

Analysis: What price will Israel have to pay for the U.S. embassy move?

Trump has given no real clues as to his plans.

A general view of Jerusalem shows the Dome of the Rock, located in Jerusalem's Old City on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount December 6, 2017.

Bolton gets especially warm welcome at meeting with President Rivlin

Rivlin told Bolton how much he appreciated all that he has done to date for Israel, "and we know that you're going to do more."

Reuven Rivlin and John Bolton shake hands in Jerusalem August 21, 2018