Tag: Israel
Trump’s Jerusalem decision delivers a blow to two-state solution: Khawaja Asif
ISTANBUL: Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif attended the meeting on Wednesday morning at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit as leaders of the Muslim...
EU rejects Netanyahu call to follow US on Jerusalem
BRUSSELS: The EU’s diplomatic chief on Monday bluntly rejected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s suggestion that Europe would follow the US in recognising Jerusalem...
Recognising Jerusalem as Israel’s capital ‘makes peace possible’: Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that recognising Jerusalem as his country's capital "makes peace possible", after widespread international criticism of the...
Indonesian Muslim groups burn US, Israeli flags over Trump’s Jerusalem decision
JAKARTA: Hardline Muslim groups in Indonesia burned photos of US President Donald Trump, as well as US and Israeli flags, on Monday during a...
Erdogan steps up attacks on ‘state of occupation’ Israel
ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan described on Saturday Israel as a “state of occupation” which used “terror” against the Palestinians, as he stepped...
Muslims pray outside White House to protest Trump’s Jerusalem decision
WASHINGTON: Hundreds of Muslims attended Friday prayers in front of the White House to protest President Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as the...
I fulfilled my campaign promise – others didn’t: Trump on Jerusalem...
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump rewound the videotape Friday to show how three predecessors — Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama —...
Recognising Jerusalem as Israeli capital disastrous step: Khursheed Shah
ISLAMABAD: Opposition Leader Khursheed Shah has strongly condemned the act of recognising Jerusalem (Al-Quds) as the capital of Israel, terming it a disastrous step...
US should re-visit policy declaring Jerusalem as Israel’s capital: Musharraf
ISLAMABAD: All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) Chairman General (retd) Pervez Musharraf has said that the USA should re-visit its policy of declaring Jerusalem as...
Nawaz condemns US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif on Thursday condemned the decision by the United States to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of...
Trump delivers on his promise by declaring Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump’s move to recognise the divided city of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital may have triggered a worldwide chorus of critics but...
Hamas leader calls for uprising against Israel in wake of US...
The top leader of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas has called for a new uprising against Israel in the wake of US President Donald Trump's...
A brief history of US-Israeli relations since 1948
WASHINGTON: A recap of key developments in Israeli-US relations, after President Donald Trump on Wednesday recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital in a major break with...
JI announces countrywide protests over Trump’s Jerusalem decision
ISLAMABAD: The Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) has announced countrywide protests against US President Donald Trump’s controversial decision about recognising Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
JI chief Sirajul Haq said...
Muslim world expresses anger as Trump recognises Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump recognised the disputed city of Jerusalem as Israel's capital Wednesday, prompting an almost universal diplomatic backlash and fears of...
Trump’s decision on Jerusalem reflects influence of his powerful allies
Nearly two years ago, novice presidential candidate Donald Trump was booed by a group of influential Jewish Republicans when he punted a question about...
Erdogan calls Mamnoon to discuss Trump’s Jerusalem decision
ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called his Pakistani counterpart Mamnoon Hussain to discuss US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital,...