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A sign welcoming former President Donald Trump’s transfer of the US embassy to Jerusalem in May 2018. (Reuters) Ramallah- Asharq Al-Awsat
Representatives of US President Joe Biden’s administration have participated in a meeting held by the Jerusalem District Planning and Building Committee regarding the construction of the US embassy complex in the city, the mayor said.
In statements broadcast by the Hebrew Channel Seven, Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion noted that the meeting was held via Zoom app following the Committee’s earlier approval on plans to build two complexes for the US embassy.
The meeting confirms the new US administration’s intention to keep its embassy in Jerusalem, but Palestinians hope that the administration will reopen its consulate in the city as well.
Holy site reopened following 45-day pause due to pandemic restrictions; number of seriously ill patients in Israel continues to decline as effects of vaccinations kick in
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Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion seen at the opening of a drive-through site to collect samples for coronavirus testing, at the entrance to the East Jerusalem village of Jabel Mukaber August 18, 2020 (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion warned local Arab officials in the city that unvaccinated residents may not be permitted to go to mosque, schools or hotels, in audio recordings released on Monday.
The meeting between the mayor and the heads of a number of neighborhoods in the city was held amid concerns about low vaccination rates in East Jerusalem.
“They are doing themselves a favor, they are not doing me a favor,” Lion can be heard saying in the Sunday call with neighborhood heads. “If they do not want to be vaccinated, they will not be vaccinated, but they will not be allowed to enter hotels, they will not be allowed to enter mosques, they will not be allowed to enter schools, and then they will say: ‘Why didn’t you tell us? ”
Netanyahu, health minister meet 500,000th Israeli to receive COVID-19 vaccine
Netanyahu, health minister meet 500,000th Israeli to receive COVID-19 vaccine
“It warms the heart to see the citizens of Israel joining in to help” one another, says the Israeli premier as the country continues to lead the world in per capita vaccinations.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Health Minister Yuli Edelstein meet Herzl and Fadila Levy, the country s 500,000th people to be vaccinated against COVID-19, at a Clalit Health Services vaccination facility in Jerusalem on Dec. 29, 2020. Credit: Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO.
(December 30, 2020 / JNS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Health Minister Yuli Edelstein on Tuesday congratulated the country’s 500,000th person to be vaccinated against COVID-19.