Israel, by contrast, applauded Trump's move. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a pre-recorded video message that it was 'an important step towards peace' and it was 'our goal from Israel's first day'.

Arabs, Europe, UN?reject Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israeli capital

During Pence's visit, Rajoub has also hinted that he would not meet with the vice president

Palestinian official says US vice president 'not welcome'

Arabs and Muslims across the Middle East on Wednesday condemned the US?recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital as an incendiary move in a volatile region and Palestinians said Washington was abandoning its leading role as a peace mediator

Arabs, Europe, UN reject Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israeli capital

It has the potential of not only affecting the political ecology of a place where history is a matter of life and death, but could also cause a ripple effect much further afield.

Opinion: Trump recognised Jerusalem. How will it impact Middle East

Trump said many presidents have said they want to do something and they didn?t do it

Decision on Jerusalem long overdue: Trump

White House said President Trump is set to call Israel PM, Jordanian king shortly as he mulls a radical change in US policy over the status of ?Jerusalem.

EU, Arab league warn Trump not to change US policy on Jerusalem's status

The call for elections was made in a joint statement at the end of two days of closed-door talks in Cairo attended by representatives of 13 leading political parties

Palestinian factions agree to hold general elections

Police said they had launched the probe after an image of Rivlin wearing a keffiyah scarf was distributed on social media

Photoshopped image of Israel President in Palestinian scarf sparks probe

Britain`s Balfour Declaration turns 100 this week, hailed by Israel for helping lead to its founding, but viewed by Palestinians as contributing to a catastrophe that stole their land.

100 years later, Balfour Declaration divides Israelis, Palestinians

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will also travel to London to mark the anniversary.

Britain defends Balfour Declaration, 100 years on

Hamas does not recognise Israel and has fought three wars with the Jewish state since 2008

Hamas must disarm, recognise Israel under Palestinian unity deal: Israel

Palestine Hamas has agreed to talks to dissolve the Gaza administrative committee and hold general elections as a way to implement a deal to end their long-running feud

Palestine's Hamas ready for talks with Fatah, elections - statement

A tense standoff had been underway between?Israel?and Muslim worshippers at the holy site for nearly two weeks despite the removal of metal detectors on Tuesday

Palestinians to end boycott of Jerusalem holy site

Islamic State claimed responsibility first after which Hamas said the three attackers had been their men

Israeli policewoman stabbing: Islamic State, Hamas fight to claim responsibility

Achieving peace between Israel and Palestine has eluded his predecessors, but Trump said it could be easier than 'people have thought'

Trump heads to Jerusalem looking for Israeli-Palestinian peace

Several MoUs on cooperation in various areas are expected to be signed during the visit,

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in India on four-day visit

Witnesses told Israeli media that as the driver approached a bus stop, he accelerated and directed the vehicle at two soldiers waiting there

Israeli soldier killed in Palestinian car ramming in West Bank: Army

Senior Palestinian official Hanan Ashrawi said the move showed 'blatant disregard for Palestinian human rights'

Palestinians angry at Israel's new settlement plan in occupied West Bank

The report accused Israel of imposing an 'apartheid regime' on Palestinians, the first time this charge has ever been levelled by a UN body

Head of UN West Asia commission resigns over report on 'apartheid' Israel

The Palestinian government said the decision gave Israeli soldiers a 'green light' to carry out 'executions' without fear of real punishment

Israeli soldier gets 18 months for killing wounded, incapacitated Palestinian assailant

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's comments?come at a time of increasingly heated rhetoric between Iran, Israel and the United States

Iran Supreme Leader calls on Palestinians to pursue uprising against Israel

Israeli group Adalah said that it and the east Jerusalem-based Legal Aid and Human Rights Center would file the request on Wednesday

Israeli, Palestinian human rights groups to file petition against law allowing settlement

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he 'deeply regrets' the legislation that risks rupturing the peace process in the region

New Israeli settler outposts in West Bank violates international law: UN

The some 70 countries at the Paris Peace Conference reaffirmed that only a two-state solution could resolve the conflict

Israel, Palestine warned against solo steps harmful to peace

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