Embassy move

Colombia inaugurates new embassy in Jerusalem in reversal from previous break with Israel

Former Colombian president Gustavo Petro in May 2024 broke diplomatic relations with Israel over its actions in Gaza and had heavily criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

A new Embassy of Colombia is established in Jerusalem, October 14, 2026.
Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif Al Zayani, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump and United Arab Emirates (UAE) Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed participate in the signing of the Abraham Accords in Washington, US, September 15, 2020.

Committee approves building plans for permanent UAE embassy in central Israel

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion speaks with Archbishop Giorgio Lingua, the apostolic nuncio to Israel and the apostolic delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine, at a reception for the diplomatic corps at the municipality's sukkah, Sept. 27, 2026.

Huckabee announces plan to break ground on permanent US Embassy in Jerusalem

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar with Lionel Aingimea, Nauru's deputy president and foreign affairs minister.

From the Pacific to Jerusalem: The special alliance between Nauru and Israel - opinion


Russian diplomat occupies embassy in Australia, PM: Not a threat to national security

The Australian newspaper reported a Russian diplomat was squatting on the land under the watch of police.

The site of the blocked new Russian embassy in Canberra, Australia, June 16, 2023

Russia to open new Israel embassy branch in Jerusalem

The Foreign Ministry said that the building complex will include a residence for Russian diplomats and a conference hall.

 The Russian Embassy in Tel Aviv is seen in this photo taken on February 26, 2022

Hungary to be first EU state with embassy in Jerusalem, Cohen says

Paraguay agrees to move embassy back to capital • Hungarian foreign minister agrees to petition against Palestinian 'pay-for-slay'

 Foreign Minister Eli Cohen seen during his trip to Hungary on May 31, 2023

All embassies should be moved to Jerusalem - editorial

The modern State of Israel made its capital very clear from its inception, moving the Constituent Assembly - later renamed the Knesset - from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in 1949.

 View of the US Consulate in Jerusalem's Arnona neighborhood, Israel.

Newspaper says Hungary to move embassy to Jerusalem, Budapest says no decision yet

The Times of Israel said the move would take place in an act of support by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks during a media briefing in Budapest, Hungary, December 21, 2022.

Papua New Guinea to open embassy in Jerusalem, Israel's Cohen confirms

Israel and Papua New Guinea established diplomatic relations in 1978, but the Jerusalem mission will be its first embassy in Israel.

 FOREIGN MINISTER Eli Cohen, who is learning on the job, issued unconscionable praise for Qatar, says the writer.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo: A natural ally of Israel in Africa

Congolese Christians know about blessing Israel and being blessed. They want to see Congo thrive under the leadership of their president, aa role model in Africa and the world.

 CONGO BLESS Israel committee members welcome the writer at Kinshasa international airport in Congo’s capital – with songs in Hebrew, making note of this being his first visit to Africa.

On this day: in 1950: Jerusalem becomes the capital of Israel

In 1950, Jerusalem became the capital of Israel. Now, other countries are slowly starting to recognize it as such.

 A view of the Machon Lev campus in Jerusalem, home to a number of the capital’s top start-ups, including AI-company Flycomm.

The Israeli-Palestinian fight for Jerusalem's history continues - opinion

What is going on here is not so much a battle over Jerusalem’s history as much as a battle over historical narratives.

 ISRAELI FLAGS flap in the wind on the Mount of Olives, overlooking the Dome of the Rock and Temple Mount.

Israel's foreign minister to visit Ukraine, no date set

Israel has sought to maintain relations with both countries even as it has condemned Russia's war on Ukraine and has provided humanitarian assistance. 

 Investigators work a site of a residential building damaged during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the village of Stari Bezradychi, in Kyiv region, Ukraine December 19, 2022.