Trump may open embassy in Jerusalem

washington — US President Donald Trump has said here that he was considering travelling to Israel next month to attend the opening of the US embassy in Occupied Jerusalem, which is being moved from Tel Aviv.

“I may go. I’m very proud of it,” Trump said during a joint Press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the White House on Friday.

In December, Trump directed the State Department to start making arrangements to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, which implies an official recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. This move challenges the international consensus on Jerusalem, which states that the city’s status must be decided through peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians. Trump said he was “very proud” of the embassy move since it was something that had been promised for many years during numerous political campaigns. —