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Australia recognises West Jerusalem as Israel's capital but embassy not moving
Morrison also confirmed Australia’s support for a two-state solution with a Palestinian capital in East Jerusalem.
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Brazil risks Middle East trade with Israel embassy move
Brazil exports $16 billion annually to the Middle East and Turkey, with just 3% going to Israel, according to government statistics.
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Jordan says Israel wants to discuss border land deals
Under the peace treaty, two border areas were recognised to be under Jordanian sovereignty but gave Israel special provisions to use the land and allow Israelis free access.
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Israel and Egypt's enduring 'cold peace'
While many Egyptians welcome the absence of war, they remain hostile to Israel.
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Philippines' Duterte says 'never again' at Israel's Holocaust memorial
Reading from what he wrote in the visitors’ book after the ceremony, Duterte said: “Never again.”
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Shashi Naidoo: They told me I'm a liar
TV personality and model Shashi Naidoo has vowed to return to Israel one day, after being banned from the country for a decade.
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Shashi Naidoo to arrive back in SA after being barred from Israel
The popular model and actress was interrogated at the Israel-Jordan border and refused entry after already being warned by Israel before she left South Africa that she would not be allowed to enter.
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Israel to reopen Gaza terminal, extend fishing on Tuesday if quiet holds
Hostilities escalated last week, with Palestinian gunfire killing an Israeli soldier and Israel’s military killing three Hamas fighters and a fourth Palestinian.
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Israel-Hamas Gaza truce largely holds after flare-up
Hamas said it had agreed to the truce with Israel, a day after clashes killed an Israeli soldier and four Palestinians, three of them Hamas fighters.
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Israel announces Gaza sanctions in response to cross-border blazes
Israel also cut the area fishing boats are allowed to operate off Gaza’s Mediterranean coast and blacklisted what it described as a pro-Hamas TV channel.
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Israel enacts law to freeze Palestinian funds equal to prisoners' stipends
The Western-backed Palestinian Authority headed by President Mahmoud Abbas has limited self-rule in the occupied West Bank where Israel retains overall security control.
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United Nations condemns excessive Israeli force against Palestinians
The General Assembly adopted a resolution with 120 votes in favour, eight against and 45 abstentions.
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Pushing to bury Iran deal, Israel says no one wants war with Tehran
A senior Israeli official said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had informed Trump at a 5 March meeting about alleged evidence seized by Israel.
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Israel's Netanyahu pressures US to scrap Iran nuclear arms
Tehran dismissed Netanyahu as “the boy who cried wolf”, and called his presentation propaganda.
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Netanyahu uses Holocaust event to urge action against Syria, Iran
The United States has threatened air strikes against Syria over the use of chemical weapons that Syria and its ally Russia deny.
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Victims of Israel-Gaza violence to be laid to rest
Among the victims was a video journalist and two teenage boys aged 16 and 17.
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SAJBD slams SA’s 'despicable' record on asylum seekers
South Africa’s relationship with Israel has come under the spotlight after DJ Black Coffee performed in Tel Aviv over the Easter weekend.
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Saudi crown prince says Israelis have right to their own land
Asked if he believes the Jewish people have a right to a nation-state in at least part of their ancestral homeland, Mohammed bin Salman was quoted as saying:
