It’s being reported by Palestinian media, via Haaretz, that Trump told Abbas that he is going to move our embassy from Tel-Aviv to Jerusalem:
BREAKING: Trump Informs Abbas He Intends to Move U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem, Palestinians Sayhttps://t.co/Oqs7Aa0i8i
— Haaretz.com (@haaretzcom) December 5, 2017
Palestinian media reported Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump informed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas that he plans to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem.
Trump spoke with Abbas, King Abdullah of Jordan and Prime Minister Netanyahu amid reports the United States is planning to formally recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, the White House confirmed.
“The president has calls scheduled this morning with Prime Minister Netanyahu, King Abdullah of Jordan and Palestinian Authority President Abbas. We will have a readout on these calls later today,” White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said.
Sanders says Trump is likely to speak with other counterparts Tuesday. She did not identify them, as those calls haven’t been confirmed.
read more: https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/1.826990
They also report that Abbas tells Trump that will have “dangerous consequences”:
BREAKING: Abbas warned Trump moving U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem will have 'dangerous consequences,' Palestinianshttps://t.co/Oqs7Aa0i8i
— Haaretz.com (@haaretzcom) December 5, 2017
Barak Ravid from Channel 10 news also reports this from the Palestinian media:
BREAKING: Palestinian official news agency WAFA: Trump told President Abbas he is going to move the US embassy to Jerusalem
— Barak Ravid (@BarakRavid) December 5, 2017
If this is true then I applaud Trump. But get ready for a whirlwind of anger in the Middle East, especially from the Muslims Israel. Also Erdogan’s head is going to explode.
We’ll have more on this as it develops…
UPDATE:
Jordan is saying the same thing:
Jordanian official news agency: President Trump updated King Abdullah about his intention of moving the US embassy from Tel-Aviv to Jerusalem
— Barak Ravid (@BarakRavid) December 5, 2017
UPDATE:
It’s being now reported that after telling President Abbas and King Abdullah, Trump is telling Egypt:
BREAKING: U.S. President Donald Trump has phoned Egyptian President Sisi to talk about his decision to move U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem https://t.co/Oqs7Aa0i8i
— Haaretz.com (@haaretzcom) December 5, 2017
Don’t bother clicking the link. It isn’t updated yet with the breaking news.
But it does really sound now like Trump intends to move the embassy. I must admit I’m a bit shocked.
UPDATE:
Abbas appears to be pretty desperate now, calling on the Pope, among others, to stop Trump from moving the US embassy to Jerusalem:
JUST IN: Palestinian President Abbas urges the Pope, Russian, French and Jordanian leaders to intervene on Trump's plan to move U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem - spokesman https://t.co/KDBDCCOvss pic.twitter.com/jar1nwwbW6
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) December 5, 2017
Again, it’s breaking news so the article hasn’t been updated with what’s in the tweet yet.