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Fast Forward Honduras opens embassy in Jerusalem, becoming 4th country to make the move
(JTA) — Honduras formally moved its Israeli Embassy to Jerusalem on Thursday, becoming the fourth country to make the move. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett hosted Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández in a ceremony that also included the foreign ministers of the two countries. According to The Times of Israel, Hernández said in a speech that…
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Fast Forward U.S. Embassy In Jerusalem Issues Travel Warning Over Settlements Announcement
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem issued a travel warning for visiting Americans, warning that they could be targets of “individuals and groups opposed to the Secretary of State’s recent announcement.” The warning was issued on Monday, the same day that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the U.S. government does not…
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Fast Forward Moldova Says It Will Move Its Embassy To Jerusalem
(JTA) — Moldova will move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv, the government of the small Eastern European country said Tuesday. The announcement followed fallout from a constitutional crisis and power struggle that ended last week with a constitutional court’s suspension of the country’s elected president, Igor Dodon. The statement tied the decision, which…
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Fast Forward Australia Considering Recognizing Jerusalem As Israel’s Capital, Moving Embassy
(JTA) — Australia’s prime minister is considering officially recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and moving the Australian embassy there. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement issued on Monday night in Israel that he had thanked Scott Morrison for his remarks during a phone call. Morrison also was set to announce…
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Fast Forward WATCH: Trump Says More Evangelicals Than Jews Thanked Him For Embassy Move
President Donald Trump told former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee that more evangelicals than Jews thanked him for the Jerusalem embassy move, Jewish Insider reports. In an interview with Huckabee for Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN), Trump discussed the Jewish and evangelical reaction to moving the US’s embassy to Jerusalem. “I tell you what, I get more…
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Fast Forward Trump Says Jerusalem Embassy Plan Made Him Look ‘Cheap’
Donald Trump reportedly told a dinner for supporters of his fundraising group, America First, that back and forth on the Jerusalem embassy cost made him look “cheap,” Axios reports. At the dinner, held at Trump International Hotel, Trump spoke for about 40 minutes on various topics, including the embassy. He said initially, “They told me…
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Fast Forward Australia Won’t Move Embassy To Jerusalem
(JTA) — Australia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop said Australia will not be moving its embassy to Jerusalem, despite her Liberal Party’s support for the move. The party approved a non-binding resolution supporting the move and calling for a suspension of aid to Palestine until it stops paying jailed terrorists and their families. The motion…
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