by Eli Leon, News Agencies and Israel Hayom Staff
There is speculation that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump may announce the embassy's move from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem on May 24, Jerusalem Day, CNN reports • Alternately, Trump may move ambassador to Jerusalem, keep embassy in Tel Aviv.
The U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv
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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has made it
clear that his incoming administration intends to move forward with
plans to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem,
despite repeated warnings against the move from Arab and European
allies, CNN reported Tuesday.
Palestinian officials warned Tuesday evening
that if the embassy is moved to Jerusalem, Fatah will withdraw
recognition of Israel.
According to CNN, there is speculation that
Trump's administration will announce the move on May 24, Jerusalem Day.
This would be just days before a waiver signed by U.S. President Barack
Obama blocking the move is set to expire.
The waiver, a stipulation outlined in the 1995
Jerusalem Embassy Relocation Act, has been signed at six-month
intervals by Obama and his predecessors on grounds of national security
interests. It's possible that Trump, too, will sign the waiver for a
single six-month term, blocking the embassy's move until he can find an
alternate solution.
Channel 2 reported Tuesday evening that one
solution may be keeping the physical embassy in Tel Aviv, but having the
incoming ambassador live in Jerusalem.
At the same time, CNN reported that some
diplomats believe Trump will pull back from his promise to relocate the
embassy. In the report, one European diplomat warned against
establishing an embassy in Jerusalem, saying, "It's very dangerous.
Chances for the peace process are going very quickly -- it's now or
never."
Eli Leon, News Agencies and Israel Hayom Staff
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