The city remained under Ottoman rule for 400 years, until British Gen. Edmund Allenby marched through the Jaffa Gate on Dec. 11, 1917, the start of 30 years of British rule.
Transportation Ministry spokesman Avner Ovadia said Wednesday the project is estimated to cost more than $700 million and, if approved, would take four years to complete.
The move comes after President Donald Trump had warned that he would cut funding to countries that didn't support his decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
Earlier this month, defying dire, worldwide warnings, Trump had declared Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and directed the State Department to begin the process of moving the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
Guatemala was one of nine nations that voted with the United States and Israel on Thursday when the U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted a non-binding resolution denouncing Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales has announced of moving his country's embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
In this 2-minute long video, US embassy employees can be seen dancing on "Yeh Dosti Hum Nahi Todenge" song.
Israel has rejected as "preposterous" the vote by 127 countries, including India, at the UN General Assembly that opposed the recent decision of US President Donald Trump to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
The UNGA on Thursday adopted by a decisive vote of 128 to 9, with 35 abstentions, a motion rejecting the US decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
The UN General Assembly will meet for a rare emergency session to discuss the status of Jerusalem on Thursday after the US vetoed earlier an Egypt-drafted request asking Washington to withdraw its decision to recognize the city as Israel's capital.
On Monday, US vetoed the Council resolution introduced by Egypt seeking to express "deep regret at recent decisions concerning the status of Jerusalem".
The veto cast by US Ambassador Nikki Haley highlighted Washington’s isolation over Trump’s announcement that the US embassy will be moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, effectively ignoring Palestinian claims on the city.
Owaisi also demanded that India stop buying weapons from Israel and sever diplomatic ties with the country.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas earlier said the UN should take over. In a speech to the OIC summit, he said it would be "unacceptable" for the US to be the mediator "since it is biased in favour of Israel".
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani's comments on Wednesday came during the extraordinary summit of the Organization of Islamic Organization following Trump’s decision.
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas also warned there could be no peace in the Middle East until such a move was made.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticised Israel for taking advantage of the US move on Jerusalem as "an opportunity to ramp up oppression and violence against the Palestinians."
President Mahmoud Abbas said that President Donald Trump’s decision was a “crime” that threatens world peace.
US President Donald Trump formally recognised Jerusalem as the Israeli capital last week but he nevertheless signed a national security waiver which will allow him to delay the movement of the embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv for an additional six
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