Wow. The trip VP Mike Pence was supposed to make to Israel to reiterate Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel has been delayed for a second time. He was supposed to go on the 14th of this month after having been delayed last month by the tax bill, but now the White House says he isn’t going at all during the month of January:
CBN NEWS – Israel’s Foreign Ministry says an expected visit by U.S. Vice President Mike Pence appears to have been postponed again.
Pence was scheduled to visit last month. The official reason for the delay was the Senate tax vote. But it also followed region-wide uproar over President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
At the time, the White House said Pence would instead visit Israel during the week of Jan. 14. But on Monday, the Foreign Ministry said Pence is not scheduled to visit this month.
“The visit is not included in our provision of scheduled visits of high-level dignitaries in January,” said spokesman Emmanuel Nahshon.
Nahshon gave no reason for the apparent delay and said there was no date for an expected visit.
That surprises me. In fact I’m starting to wonder if they’ve cancelled the trip for good, considering they didn’t set a future date for the trip.
If they have cancelled it, I bet it’s to avoid inflaming tensions more than they already are at this point.