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By TOI staff Thousands of Israeli Arabs in the northern city of Umm al-Fahm protested on Friday against US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. At an event organized by the Arab Higher Monitoring Committee, protesters carried signs reading “Al-Quds is the capital of Palestine,” and “Down with Trump.”

WASHINGTON, D.C. — AIPAC has compiled statements from members of Congress following President Trump’s Dec. 6 announcement that the United States will now officially recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.  The compilation follows: U.S. Senate: Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) “Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, and I’ve strongly supported acknowledging that simple fact. My

By Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — On December 6, President Trump made history. He recognized the fact that Israel’s capital is Jerusalem, as proclaimed by the State of Israel in the same the way that all countries choose their capital city. Israelis didn’t need the president’s pronouncement to verify what has been part of

His Majesty King Abdullah holds talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Wednesday (Photo courtesy of Royal Court) AMMAN — As Jordan making contacts to summon an emergency Arab League Council meeting, Turkey will next week host an Islamic gathering to respond to the decision by the US to recognise Jerusalem as

Updated | Two Mondays ago, President Donald Trump was supposed to just drop by a meeting about the fate of the U.S. embassy in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv. Trump had campaigned for president in part on moving the embassy to Jerusalem, as had others before him. In June, though, he signed a waiver

[youtube:2035882] Dozens of Arabs began rioting this afternoon at the Damascus Gate of Jerusalem”s Old City, clashing with police forces stationed in the area. In addition, reports indicate that dozens of Palestinian Arabs are throwing stones at several locations along the Gaza border. IDF forces are responding with crowd dispersal means. Earlier, dozens of Palestinian

Palestinians have protested in fury after Donald Trump shattered decades of unwavering US neutrality on Jerusalem. In Ramallah they took to the streets of the West bank city denouncing the United States as being biased in favour of what they called the “oppressor” . “Right now what we are asking for, we are asking the

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) reportedly advised US President Donald Trump to go even farther in his declaration that the United States government recognized Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Israel, The Weekly Standard reported. Trump announced that he was “acknowledging the obvious, that Jerusalem is Israel’s capital,” during a speech at