OFFICIAL: Trump WILL move embassy to Jerusalem, recognize as capital!!!

So NOW it’s official – Trump WILL move the embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv, and will announce it tomorrow.

From Fox News:

President Trump on Wednesday will order the State Department to begin moving the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv, senior administration officials said, a move that fulfills a campaign promise made to religious conservatives but one that could inflame tensions across the Middle East.

In his announcement, Trump will say that the U.S. government recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. One official described it as an “honest” acknowledgement of a “seven-decade old fact.”

“While President Trump recognizes that the status of Jerusalem is a highly sensitive issue, he does not think it will be resolved by ignoring the simple truth that Jerusalem is home to Israel’s legislature, its Supreme Court, the prime minister and is such the capital of Israel,” one official said.

BUT it won’t be immediate and could take up to four years. They also don’t have a location yet.

The U.S. would be the first country to move its embassy to Jerusalem, which is claimed by both Israelis and Palestinians. Other countries who have diplomatic relations with Israel keep their embassies in Tel Aviv.

The officials said the embassy move could take “years” — possibly three to four — and there is no location yet for the new facility.

Buckle up, it’s gonna be a bumpy ride.


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