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This is why Liz Truss’s plan to move the British embassy to Jerusalem must be stopped

Pushback against a wrongheaded review is gaining momentum, says HA Hellyer, senior associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute

The Guardian - UK

Arab diplomats urge Liz Truss not to move British embassy to Jerusalem

Private letter says ‘illegal” plan could jeopardise free trade deal between UK and Gulf Cooperation Council

The Guardian - UK

‘When is it OK to start blowing things up?’ Mark Rylance on families, Hilary Mantel and climate disaster

The actor discusses his new drama at the London film festival, being starstruck by Meryl Streep – and the best way to take environmental action

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Spotlighting Palestinian culture, despite Israeli restrictions

Palestinian cultural festival in Jerusalem is critical for preserving identity under military occupation, residents say.

Al Jazeera

Washington Rejects Growth of Settlement in West Bank, Including in East Jerusalem

US Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides said on Wednesday that he is working with Israel to limit West Bank settlement growth including in east Jerusalem. “The position of the US administration does not support settlement growth,” Nides said, adding that he made that position quite clear to the Israeli government…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Truss should ditch 'reckless' plan to move UK embassy in Israel, say Greens

LIZ Truss must rule out moving the UK embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, the Scottish Greens have insisted, after a similar move by…

The National (Scotland)

The Guardian view on moving the British embassy to Jerusalem: don’t do it

Editorial: Liz Truss has promised a review, but relocating it would be shameful and stupid. That might not put off the prime minister – but it should

The Guardian - UK

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Moving the British embassy to Jerusalem would be an outrage

Liz Truss’s pledge to Israel’s Yair Lapid to review the location has appalled the Palestinians and breaks international consensus

The Guardian - UK

Aboul Gheit: East Jerusalem is an Occupied Territory by Int’l Law

Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit emphasized on Saturday that by international law and the United Nations and Security Council resolutions, East Jerusalem is an “occupied land” and should not be treated otherwise. On his Twitter page, Aboul Gheit said “those who brandish respect for international laws must not have…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel troops kill Palestinian driver in alleged car-ramming

Jerusalem (AFP) - A Palestinian driver was killed by Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank Saturday after what the army called an "attempted ramming attack" but Palestinians said was a traffic accident.

AFP

Lapid under fire over backing Palestinian statehood at UN

Jerusalem (AFP) - After affirming his support for Palestinian statehood at the UN General Assembly, Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid came under fire from right-wing critics and stirred doubts among the Palestinians on Friday.

AFP

Palestinians Slam UK 'Review' of Israel Embassy Location

The Palestinians on Thursday said any move by Britain to move its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem would be "a blatant violation of International law". British Prime Minister Liz Truss, in New York for the UN General Assembly, told her Israeli counterpart Yair Lapid on Wednesday "about…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israeli officer kills Palestinian suspected of stabbing attack

An Israeli officer killed a Palestinian man suspected of carrying out a stabbing attack at a traffic junction between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv on Thursday, Israeli police said.

Reuters

Israeli wounded, assailant killed in West Bank attack

Jerusalem (AFP) - One Israeli was wounded and an assailant shot dead by police on Thursday in a stabbing attack in the occupied West Bank, Israeli police said.

AFP

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The Guardian - UK

Liz Truss could follow Trump and move UK embassy to Jerusalem

PM considering breaking with decades of British foreign policy by relocating UK embassy in Israel

The Independent UK

Hamas threatens violence over contested Jerusalem holy site

The Palestinian militant group Hamas is threatening hostile actions against Israel over what it called “violations against Jerusalem and the Al-Aqsa Mosque” ahead of the upcoming Jewish High Holidays

AFP

Hamas warns over Jewish visits to flashpoint Jerusalem mosque

Gaza City (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - Hamas threatened "repercussions" over Jewish visits to Jerusalem's super-sensitive Al-Aqsa mosque compound, in a warning issued Thursday, days before the start of the Jewish high holidays when visitor numbers increase.

Al Jazeera

PM Truss weighs UK embassy move in Israel to Jerusalem

Media reports say Truss informed Israeli PM Yair Lapid at the United Nations she is considering the embassy shift.

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The Independent UK

Truss tells Israel she is considering relocating embassy to Jerusalem

Britain has long maintained its Israel embassy in Tel Aviv despite Israel designating Jerusalem as its capital

Evening Standard

Truss tells Israel she is considering relocation of British embassy to Jerusalem

Britain has long maintained its Israel embassy in Tel Aviv despite Israel designating Jerusalem as its capital

Al Jazeera

What issues did Middle East leaders raise in UNGA address?

Middle East leaders at UNGA express concerns about Ukraine war, Israel’s occupation of Palestine and Iran nuclear deal.

Daily Record

Methven Castle fundraiser marking late Queen’s Platinum Jubilee raises £13,500 to aid families in conflict zones

St John Scotland in Perth and Kinross organised the event and will send the donations to three charities – Rachel House hospice (of CHAS), Order of Malta’s Ukraine aid and refugee effort and St John Eye Hospital in Jerusalem

Reuters

Opium dating back to 14th century BC found in ancient grave site in Israel

Opium traces have been discovered in Israel in vessels used in burial rituals by the ancient Canaanites, providing one of the world's earliest evidences of use of the drug.

AFP

Sensitive offshore gas field key to Israel's energy strategy

Jerusalem (AFP) - Israel is preparing to activate an offshore gas field near its disputed maritime border with Lebanon, aiming to boost energy exports to Europe but risking further tensions with its northern neighbour.

Al Jazeera

Palestinian schools in Jerusalem strike over Israel-imposed books

Hundreds of Palestinian schools strike in protest at Israeli efforts to censor Palestinian textbooks.

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