The US Embassy in Israel moved to Jerusalem？ White House： It’s only a matter of time. It will be announced in the next few days.
[Observer Network Comprehensive Report] In the past two days, the Middle East can be described as coming. Whether US President Trump decides to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and move the US Embassy from Tel Aviv has attracted much attention.
According to Agence France-Presse, on Monday (4th) local time, the White House said that Trump suspended the announcement of the decision on the relocation of the US Embassy in Israel, and the time would be postponed until 4th local time. In the past 48 hours, many world leaders, including American allies, have issued warnings to Trump.
"The president’s position on this issue has been clear from the beginning. It’s not a matter of deciding or not, but a matter of time," White House spokesman Hogan Gidley said. "It will be announced in the next few days."
In May of this year, Trump visited Israel and visited the famous Jewish holy land "wailing wall" @ vision china.
In order to win over pro-Israel American voters, Trump made a commitment to this during his presidential campaign last year. American officials said that the fickle president has not made a final decision, but he does not expect to transfer the embassy directly to Jerusalem.
However, Agence France-Presse said that domestic politics may prompt Trump to make Jerusalem the capital of Israel, so as to show his attitude to conservative voters and donors.
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The status of Jerusalem is a key issue in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Israel annexed East Jerusalem after the Middle East War in 1967, and declared the whole of Jerusalem as Israel’s "eternal and indivisible capital". Palestine insists that East Jerusalem be the capital of Palestine.
When the outside world knows that Trump is about to make a decision, leaders from many countries in the Middle East and other regions have warned that Trump will make a change in American policy for decades.
In May of this year, Trump visited Israel and visited the famous Jewish holy land "wailing wall" @ vision china.
French President Macron warned Trump that the status of Jerusalem must be "within the framework of negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians".
Agence France-Presse said that there were also differences within the White House on this matter, and several US officials were unable or unwilling to make a clear statement on Trump’s decision. "The president will make his decision," said kushner, Trump’s Middle East envoy and son-in-law.
On the 3rd, kushner made a rare appearance at the annual meeting of the Brookings Institution, a Washington think tank, to discuss the US Middle East policy. In response to the relocation of the US Embassy, kushner said, "He is still considering many situations. Once he makes a decision, he will explain it to you himself, not me."
Although Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman urged Trump to seize this "historic opportunity", AFP said that from the information in other parts of the region, it is clear not to do so.