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Discusses Israel Polls' hot topics with Dr. Azriel Bermant, Int. Affair Expert from Jerusalem

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought to energise supporters on the eve of Tuesday's elections with warnings and controversial promises, while his centrist challenger urged voters to tell the premier the country has had enough.

Israel PM Netanyahu, Gantz make final pitches before voters

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro arrived in Israel on Sunday just ahead of the country's polls in which his right-wing ally Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a tough re-election fight.

Brazil's Bolsonaro arrives in Israel for pre-vote visit

The Romanian prime minister promised Sunday in Washington that her country would move its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, breaking with both the European position and apparently with her own country's president.

Romania to move embassy to Jerusalem, pledges PM

Palestinians threw a firebomb at an Israeli police post at a site revered by Jews and Muslims in Jerusalem on Tuesday, and Israeli forces shot dead two Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, including one troop said attacked them with a knife.

Unrest at Jerusalem holy site and two Palestinians killed in West Bank

Unrest at a highly sensitive Jerusalem holy site led Israeli police to shut off access to it on Tuesday after several weeks of tension at the location. Police said they evacuated the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, known to Jews as the Temple Mount, after a Molotov cocktail damaged a police post.

Israel shuts Jerusalem holy site after unrest

The United States on Monday downgraded its mission to the Palestinians by merging its Jerusalem consulate with the embassy to Israel, a US government statement said.

Downgrade of Palestinian mission in Jerusalem to take effect today: US

The United States on Monday closed its stand-alone Jerusalem consulate that had served as its diplomatic channel to the Palestinians, merging the mission with the new US Embassy to Israel in the contested city.

US shuts down Palestinian mission in Jerusalem

Honduras on Tuesday discussed with Israel and the United States moving its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, a controversial initiative that follows similar gestures by Washington, officials said.

Honduras in talks with US, Israel on moving embassy to Jerusalem

Far-right politician Jair Bolsonaro was sworn in as Brazil's president on Tuesday, promising to crackdown on corruption, violent crime and use orthodox economic policy to ignite growth in the country.

Bolsonaro sworn in as Brazil's president, inaugurates far-right firebrand

Jair Bolsonaro plans to realign Brazil internationally, moving away from developing nation allies and closer to the policies of Western leaders.

Brazil to inaugurate far-right firebrand Bolsonaro president

The Arab League had told Brazil's President-elect Jair Bolsonaro that moving the embassy to Jerusalem would be a setback for relations with Arab countries, according to a letter seen by Reuters.

Brazil moving its embassy to Jerusalem matter of 'when not if': PM Benjamin Netanyahu

The issue of the embassy has been hovering over Netanyahu's visit to Brazil, the first-ever by an Israeli prime minister.

Brazil will move embassy to Jerusalem, Netanyahu says: Report

Breaking News: Netanyahu's aide reacts to Australia's Jerusalem move

The foreign minister of US ally Bahrain has defended Australia's formal recognition of West Jerusalem as Israel's capital, saying the move would not affect a future Palestinian state with east Jerusalem as its capital.

Bahrain foreign minister defends Australia's decision on Jerusalem

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Sunday criticized Australia's move to recognise West Jerusalem as Israel's capital, saying countries had "no rights" to do so.

Malaysia's Mahathir says no rights to recognise Jerusalem as Israeli capital

The Palestinian leadership on Saturday described as "irresponsible" Australia's recognition of west Jerusalem as Israel's capital, saying it violated international law.

Palestinians slam Australia's move on Jerusalem

An Israeli court on Sunday released the Palestinian governor of Jerusalem from detention to house arrest for three days as part of an investigation related to a land sale.

Israel releases Palestinian Jerusalem governor to house arrest

Brazil will move its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, far-right President-elect Jair Bolsonaro said Thursday, making the Latin American giant the largest country after the United States to make the controversial switch.

Brazil will move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem: President-elect Bolsonaro

Head bowed, German Chancellor Angela Merkel paid homage in Jerusalem on Thursday (October 4) to the six million Jews killed by the Nazis and said Germany had a responsibility to confront anti-Semitism and never to forget the Holocaust.

Germany's Merkel visits Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem

The US has decided to withdraw from the optional protocol on disputes of the Vienna Convention, National Security Adviser John Bolton said Wednesday, citing a Palestinian lawsuit challenging America's move to shift its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem as the reason.

US pulls out of optional protocol on Vienna Convention

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday Israel will defend itself against Iran, after a friendly fire incident in Syria this week linked to Israeli strikes on Iranian targets there.

Benjamin Netanyahu hits out at Iran after Syria friendly fire incident

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