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Jerusalem is Israel's largest city with a population above one million
Updated : 2 years ago IST
On the eve of Jerusalem Day 2024, Jerusalem, the capital of Israel, is the largest city in the country, with about 10.1 per cent of the country's total population, and the number of residents exceeds one million. This is according to data released by Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics.
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UK has "no plans" to relocate Israel embassy to Jerusalem
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
The United Kingdom has "no plans" to relocate its Israel embassy to Jerusalem, Al Jazeera reported citing a spokeswoman for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
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Australia denies reversal of recognition of Jerusalem as Israeli capital
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], October 18 (ANI): Australia on Monday denied that it has reversed a decision, made under former Prime Minister Scott Morrison to recognize West Jerusalem as Israel's capital and said there has been no change in policy.
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Blinken promises US embassy to stay in Jerusalem
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 20 (ANI/Sputnik): US Secretary of State nominee Antony Blinken committed to keeping the American embassy in Jerusalem and continuing to view the disputed city as the capital of Israel.
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Palestine recalls US ambassador after Trump's Jerusalem move
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], Jan. 1 (ANI): The Palestinian government has recalled its United States ambassador following US President Donald Trump's controversial decision of recognising Jerusalem as the capital of Israel a few weeks ago.
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Abbas hails UN Jerusalem vote
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
London [United Kingdom], Dec 22 (ANI): Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas has hailed a United Nations vote that called on the United States to withdraw its unilateral recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
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UN passes resolution discarding Trump's Jerusalem move
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [United States], Dec 22 (ANI): In a major blow to the United States, 128 countries have voted in favor of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution calling on Washington DC to withdraw its unilateral recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
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Jerusalem UN vote: Trump threatens to cut off financial aid
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
London [United Kingdom] December 21 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump has threatened to cut off financial aid to countries which vote in favour of a United Nations resolution rejecting the US president's unilateral recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
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Pak mobilising Arab countries against Trump's Jerusalem move
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC [United States], Dec 20 (ANI): Pakistan has been mobilising widespread protests and calling on the Arab world to pressurise the United States to revert President Donald Trump's decision of recognising Jerusalem as capital of Israel.
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Jerusalem will continue to remain Israel's capital forever, says envoy
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], December 17 (ANI): Israel's Ambassador to India Daniel Carmon has asserted that Jerusalem would continue to remain the capital of Israel for eternity.
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Abbas says no role for US in Middle East peace process
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
London [United Kingdom], Dec 13 (ANI): Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said that the Palestinians won't accept any American role in the Middle East peace process "from now on" after United States President Donald Trump's unilateral decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of I
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Palestinian Islamic Jihad militants killed in Gaza
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Gaza [Palestine], Dec 13 (ANI): Several clashes between security forces and Palestinians in the wake of United States President Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel have broken out on the Gaza border, leading to the death of two Palestinians.
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