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Duterte meets with Israeli President Rivlin

Gali Tibbon/Pool via Reuters
Posted at Sep 04 07:47 PM

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin meets with his Philippine counterpart Rodrigo Duterte at the presidential compound in Jerusalem on Tuesday.  Read more »

Israelis hold anti-Duterte protest

Ammar Awad, Reuters
Posted at Sep 04 07:40 PM

Protesters hold placards depicting President Duterte as they demonstrate outside the residence of Israeli President Reuven Rivlin during his meeting with Duterte in Jerusalem on Tuesday. Read more »

Never again: Duterte signs Holocaust Memorial guest book

Gali Tibbon, AFP
Posted at Sep 04 12:56 PM

President Duterte signs the guest book during his visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial museum in Jerusalem on September 3, 2018. Read more »

Filipinos in Israel cheer for Duterte

Menahem Kahana, AFP
Posted at Sep 03 01:29 PM

Members of the Filipino community in Jerusalem wave Philippine and Israeli flags as they await the arrival of President Duterte on Sunday.  Read more »

Duterte to meet Filipino community in Israel

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 02 05:09 PM

At least 1,400 Filipinos here in Israel are set to meet President Rodrigo Duterte when he arrives in Jerusalem on Sunday night. Read more »

Holy Land churches cry foul over Israeli legislation on lands

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 18 11:50 PM

Three major Holy Land churches implored Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday to prevent the advancement of a draft bill they said was aimed at expropriating their lands. Read more »

Saudi Arabia slams Israeli gunfire in Gaza that killed 52

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 15 03:17 AM

Saudi Arabia condemned Israeli gunfire on Monday that killed at least 52 Palestinians and wounded hundreds of others, without mentioning the inauguration of the controversial US embassy in Jerusalem.   Read more »

US set for deeply controversial Jerusalem embassy move

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 14 10:37 AM

JERUSALEM - The US moves its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem later Monday after months of global outcry, Palestinian anger and exuberant praise from Israelis over President Donald Trump's decision tossing aside decades of precedent. Read more »

Romania to move Israel embassy to Jerusalem: report

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 20 08:19 AM

BUCHAREST - The Romanian government will follow the United States and transfer its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, the ruling Social Democrat Party (PSD) leader said Thursday. Read more »

Israel marks 70 years as a nation as new and old challenges lurk

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 19 08:38 AM

JERUSALEM - Israel celebrated 70 years since the country's foundation on Wednesday, lauding its improbable economic success and military prowess, but facing a range of political and security challenges. Read more »

Israel ultra-Orthodox Jews rally against military service

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 09 09:15 AM

JERUSALEM - Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Jews protested Thursday in Jerusalem against compulsory military service, clashing with security forces and paralyzing traffic by blocking a major road. Read more »

Church at Jesus's traditional burial site closed for second day

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 26 04:36 PM

Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre, built at the site where Christians believe Jesus was buried, remained closed on Monday in protest at Israeli tax measures and a proposed property law. Read more »

Holiest church in Christianity closed in Israel tax dispute

Shatha Yaish, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 26 07:05 AM

Christian leaders took the rare step on Sunday of closing Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulcher, built where tradition holds Jesus was buried, in protest at Israeli tax measures and a proposed property law.  Read more »

Arabs seek recognition for Palestinian capital in east Jerusalem: Jordan

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 07 01:18 AM

The Arab League is seeking international recognition of the Palestinian state with east Jerusalem as its capital after Washington recognized the Holy City as Israel's capital. Read more »

U.S. threatens to withhold aid cash to Palestinians

Rodrigo Campos, Reuters
Posted at Jan 03 10:45 AM

UNITED NATIONS - U.S. President Donald Trump said in tweets on Tuesday that the United States may withhold future aid payments to Palestinians, accusing them of being "no longer willing to talk peace" with Israel. Read more »

Israel wants to build 'Trump station' near Western Wall

Reuters
Posted at Dec 28 04:25 AM

JERUSALEM - Israel wants to name a train station after Donald Trump to thank him for recognizing Jerusalem as its capital, but the site of the planned building could be as divisive as the U.S. president's declaration. Read more »

Israel in touch with '10 countries' over embassy moves

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 26 09:25 PM

Public radio cited Israeli diplomatic sources as saying Honduras, the Philippines, Romania and South Sudan are among states considering such a move. Read more »

Pope's Christmas message seeks peace in Jerusalem

Catherine Marciano, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Dec 26 07:16 AM

Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas address on Monday called for peace in Jerusalem and highlighted the plight of children scarred by conflict, having earlier urged the world's Catholics not to ignore the conditions migrants face. Read more »

Guatemala to move embassy to Jerusalem, backing Trump

Reuters
Posted at Dec 26 01:33 AM

Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales said on Sunday he had given instructions to move the Central American country's embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, a few days after his government backed the United States in a row over the city's status. Read more »

Mideast needs two-state solution, Pope says in Christmas message

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at Dec 25 08:51 PM

Pope Francis used his Christmas message on Monday to call for a negotiated two-state solution to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, after U.S. President Donald Trump stoked regional tensions with his recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.   Read more »