The Latest Breaking News from Jerusalem

Foreign Minister Penny Wong says government ‘regrets’ decision made by previous administration.

Australia on Tuesday reversed a decision of the previous government to recognise west Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, saying the status of the city should be resolved through peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian people.

Exclusive: Former PM Scott Morrison’s decision to formally recognise West Jerusalem has now been reversed by Labor government

A new wave of Ukrainian Jews and around one in eight Russian Jews has ‘made aliyah’, or emigrated, to Israel

Protesters held banners in solidarity with victims of Israeli violence in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.

Israeli security forces set up checkpoints that choked off the only exit and entry points of Shuafat refugee camp in east Jerusalem, bringing life to a standstill for its estimated 60,000 residents

Killing of Israeli soldier led to closure of refugee camp and worst violence in months

If the Prime Minister follows through it would be a break from decades of UK foreign policy and would follow in the footsteps of Donald Trump.

Israeli police and Palestinians clashed in neighborhoods throughout east Jerusalem overnight Wednesday, some of the fiercest unrest the contested city has seen in months. Tensions in east Jerusalem have been surging this week as police have conducted intensive searches in one neighborhood for the perpetrator behind a deadly shooting earlier…