Jerusalem – US Delegation In Israel To Study Relocation Of Embassy To Jerusalem

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    An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man stands in front of the U.S Embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel January 24, 2017. REUTERS/Baz Ratner -Jerusalem – An official United States delegation led by Congressman Ron DeSantis (R-FL) is briefly visiting Israel on Saturday and Sunday to study the possibility of relocating the American embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

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    “The delegation is in Jerusalem to learn first hand what it will mean to move the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem,” said Ruth Lieberman, a friend of DeSantis and a political advisor in Israel.

    “Its leadership intends to return to Congress with a report and a deeper understanding of what to expect, and of some of the decisions that have to be made as well,” Lieberman said.

    DeSantis chairs the subcommittee for National Security for the US House Oversight Committee.

    The delegation will meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli political leaders during their visit.

    US President Donald Trump had promised to relocate the embassy during his campaign for the White House. But since his January 20th inauguration, his lukewarm statements about the matter led many to speculate that he would not make good on his pledge.

    The delegation’s visit is the first sign that there might be some movement on the issue.

    Palestinian and Jordanian leaders have warned the US that moving the embassy could spark violence in Israel and the Palestinian territories, as well as in the Middle East region as a whole.

    The “US Congress should understand that moving the US embassy to Jerusalem will explode the situation in the Mena region (Middle East and North Africa,” Fatah spokesperson Ziad Khalil Abu Zayyad said.

    “This same team should consult with its military and political consultants in the (US) State Department that stated several times in the past that (such) actions put American interests and presence in the region in danger,” Abu Zayyad said.

    “The new American administration must decide whether it is supporting the Israeli settlement building illegally on Palestinian lands or not and make a clear statement about this,” Zayyad added.


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    Normal
    Normal
    7 years ago

    Or cousins are such animals, ready for terrorism at the slightest opportunity.

    gersh
    gersh
    7 years ago

    Not going to happen

    7 years ago

    There’s no such thing as ”palestinian lands” this place was part of to ottoman empire till WW1 .After that war the land was made into countries by the occupational powers The area called palestine was much greater that it is now as it included parts of Jordan Syria and Lebanon. Let the arabs go to these countries and demand land for their state.

    abilenetx
    abilenetx
    7 years ago

    All the US has to do is take a name plate from one building and put the plate on a building in Jerusalem. They don’t have to build, move, or refurbish, just rent a few offices and there it is the American Embassy, haven’t they heard of computers yet where ever you are you are in touch with the world, especially in Israel, the major players in computer technology.

    7 years ago

    Unfortunately now that, as expected, the terrorists and their anti Semitic supporters (UN, EU, LIBS/DEMS, ETC.) have threatened an apocalypse if the embassy will move to its rightful place, Mr. trump will have a terrible time getting enough support to keep his promise in this case,