Jerusalem

The illegal encampment of Khan al Ahmar will be demolished in June, and the residents will be given free land in Jahalin West.

"I do not think that there is a causal link between the transfer of the U.S. Embassy... to Jerusalem and the events in Gaza."

"An independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital [...] is the beginning and the end of any peace project.”

Five exceptionally rare ancient coins from among the very first ever minted by Jews were discovered on the Temple Mount, evidence of Jewish activity at the Jewish holy site.

Netanyahu told President Horacio Cartes that he’s joined U.S. President Trump, who has “changed policy in fundamental ways, not only on Jerusalem but also on Iran.

Erekat said that the Palestinian Authority is already in contact with several allies to advance with the necessary diplomatic steps against the "recent illegal moving of the embassies of Paraguay, Guatemala, and the United States, to Jerusalem."

This is the third foreign embassy to open in Jerusalem in a week.

Despite the high alert and the volatile atmosphere in Jerusalem, at present there is no intention to restrict the entry of Muslim worshipers to the Temple Mount, nor to screen the worshipers by age.

In 1999, during an illegal excavation conducted by the Northern Branch of the Islamic Movement and the Waqf, 9,000 tons of antiquities-rich earth was removed from the Temple Mount and dumped in the nearby Kidron Valley.

The day before, PLO envoy to the United States Husam Zomlot was recalled to Ramallah from Washington DC.

"We live in a world in which the person who dares and innovates – wins. Jewish history and French history abound with daring and innovations."

President Jimmy Morales: "For us, the State of Israel has always been an important issue, as well as our good relations with it. We are returning the embassy to Jerusalem."

“When [the U.S.] opened their embassy in Jerusalem there was a need for a decision from our side, and this was our decision.”

“The moment the decision was made to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem and the plan’s rapid fulfillment, it became clear ... the award would go to President Trump.”

Arab League secretary-general Ahmed Aboul Gheit slammed the countries who attended the inauguration of the new embassy, calling their presence at the celebration “shameful."

This article of Trump's campaign promises was first published in November 2016.

Ambassador David Friedman drew his first standing ovation at the words “Jerusalem, Israel” and another at the mention of US President Donald J. Trump.

Prime Minister Netanyahu told his guests that today is an historic day that constitutes a milestone in the history of our people, our state and the alliance between us.

The US Embassy Opening Ceremony in Jerusalem, Israel - May 14, 2018

"We were granted a president who knows this truth without reservation, who declares to all peoples and religions: Jerusalem is the capital of Israel."

$16 million will be allocated for physical development of the schools that have opted for the Israeli program, $19 million for the rental of buildings for these schools, and $4.2 million for Hebrew studies.

"Move your embassies to Jerusalem because it advances peace, and that’s because you can’t base peace on a foundation of lies."

Together, the people of the nation of Israel marched with the blue-and-white Flag of Israel down the main streets of Jerusalem down to the Old City.

Ambassador Friedman is to preside over the dedication, scheduled for Monday, May 14, the secular date of Israel’s 70th anniversary and the day after Jerusalem Reunification Day.

Arab sources predict a million marchers in the Gaza Strip; the IDF is expecting about a hundred Thousand, who could reach the fence.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday morning greeted his fellow cabinet ministers at the Bible Lands Museum, saying, "Good TOY morning. A very good morning."

The first two dates will present a problem in Jerusalem, seeing as they fall two days before Lag B'Omer and on Lag B'Omer.

We are keeping a running counter of the number of Jews ascending to the Temple Mount on Jerusalem Day.

Tens of thousands of Jews are expected to participate in various events in honor of Jerusalem Day on Sunday, marking the 51st anniversary of the liberation and unification of the city.

As Arabs began shouting at the Jewish groups, the Jews began to sing holiday songs in response.