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Iran condemns moving US embassy to Jerusalem

Date: 2018-05-14 18:45:54 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:105 - ID:7400931

TEHRAN, May 14 (MENA) - Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Monday described today's opening of the US Embassy in Jerusalem "a day of great shame." "Israeli regime massacres countless Palestinians in cold blood as they protest in the ....

Moscow says moving US embassy to Jerusalem 'short-sighted'

Date: 2018-05-14 18:42:00 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:104 - ID:7400924

MOSCOW, May 14 (MENA) - A top Russian diplomat has criticized US President Donald Trump's decision to move the US Embassy to Jerusalem, saying it will further fuel tensions between Israel and the Palestinians, ABC News reported Monday. Russia's ....

Jordan condemns Israeli escalation in Gaza

Date: 2018-05-14 18:41:32 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:103 - ID:7400920

AMMAN, May 14 (MENA) - The Jordanian cabinet on Monday expressed strong condemnation of the serious Israeli escalation against the Gaza Strip, which claimed the lives of a large number of innocent Palestinians and led to injury of other hundreds, ....

UK concerned about status in Gaza, calling for 'restraint'

Date: 2018-05-14 18:39:54 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:102 - ID:7400923

GAZA CITY, May 14 (MENA) - UK Prime Minister Theresa May called for "restraint" after violent clashes, erupted between the Palestinians and Israeli forces during the opening of US Embassy in Al-Quds (Jerusalem), The Telegraph reported on ....

UN chief voices concern over Israeli violence at Gaza border

Date: 2018-05-14 18:35:35 GMT - Spain - Middle East - SN:100 - ID:7400899

MADRID, May 14 (MENA) - The secretary-general of the United Nations expressed concern Monday over the outburst of violence in the Gaza Strip, where dozens of Palestinian protesters have been killed by Israeli soldiers during a demonstration against ....

Abbas: New US embassy in Jerusalem 'American settlement outpost'

Date: 2018-05-14 18:33:46 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:99 - ID:7400882

RAMALLAH, May 14 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas deplored the US embassy which was opened in Jerusalem earlier in the day as "an American settlement outpost," in reference to hundreds of illegal Israeli settlements and outposts built in ....

Fatah urges int'l action to stop 'Israeli massacre'

Date: 2018-05-14 18:30:27 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:98 - ID:7400892

RAMALLAH, May 14 (MENA) - Fatah movement of Palestine called on the international community for putting an end for the Israeli massacre against the Palestinian people. In a statement on Monday, the movement's Spokesperson Osama Al-Qawasmi said ....

EU urges Israel to respect principle of proportionality in use of force

Date: 2018-05-14 16:22:12 GMT - Belgium - Middle East - SN:87 - ID:7400676

BRUSSELS, May 14 (MENA) - European Union High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini called on Israel to respect the principle of proportionality in the use of force against the Palestinians in Gaza. "Dozens of Palestinians, including ....

Israeli media campaigns aim to cover up int'l rejection of US embassy move

Date: 2018-05-14 16:01:10 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:82 - ID:7400406

RAMALLAH, May 14 (MENA) - The Israeli government is running a delusional media campaign on the internal and external levels to promote for fake victories, claiming that it has succeeded in settling the Palestinian cause, said the Palestinian Foreign ....

Israeli settlers, forces storm Al-Aqsa mosque

Date: 2018-05-14 15:51:00 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:79 - ID:7400415

RAMALLAH, May 14 (MENA) - A group of Israeli settlers and soldiers stormed Monday Al-Aqsa Mosque, from Bab El Maghreba gate, according to eyewitnesses. About 38 Israeli settlers and 35 Israeli occupation forces toured the holy mosque and ....