ClydeR
05-30-2017, 03:05 PM
Vice President Pence said Tuesday that President Trump is seriously considering moving the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.
During a speech at an Israel Independence Day event at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Pence said that the president is giving "serious consideration" to moving the U.S. embassy "as we speak."
More... (http://thehill.com/policy/international/331663-pence-trump-considering-moving-us-embassy-to-jerusalem)
During the campaign, Trump promised to move the embassy to Jerusalem.
Washington (CNN)Top officials at the State Department, Department of Defense and the US intelligence community are urging the White House not to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital, warning that such a decision would be harmful to the peace process and carry broader regional risks, a senior administration official and several US officials told CNN.
More... (http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/15/politics/trump-jerusalem-us-embassy-tel-aviv/)
Trump has to do something this week..
On Thursday, President Barack Obama’s last waiver pursuant to the Jerusalem Embassy Act will expire. Absent a new waiver by President Trump, the provisions of the law will go into full effect. Trump promised during his campaign to move the embassy, a policy embodied both in federal law and the Republican Party platform. But since he came into office, Trump’s promise seems to have lost some momentum.
More... (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2017/05/30/what-trump-not-signing-a-jerusalem-embassy-waiver-would-really-mean)
During a speech at an Israel Independence Day event at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Pence said that the president is giving "serious consideration" to moving the U.S. embassy "as we speak."
More... (http://thehill.com/policy/international/331663-pence-trump-considering-moving-us-embassy-to-jerusalem)
During the campaign, Trump promised to move the embassy to Jerusalem.
Washington (CNN)Top officials at the State Department, Department of Defense and the US intelligence community are urging the White House not to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital, warning that such a decision would be harmful to the peace process and carry broader regional risks, a senior administration official and several US officials told CNN.
More... (http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/15/politics/trump-jerusalem-us-embassy-tel-aviv/)
Trump has to do something this week..
On Thursday, President Barack Obama’s last waiver pursuant to the Jerusalem Embassy Act will expire. Absent a new waiver by President Trump, the provisions of the law will go into full effect. Trump promised during his campaign to move the embassy, a policy embodied both in federal law and the Republican Party platform. But since he came into office, Trump’s promise seems to have lost some momentum.
More... (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2017/05/30/what-trump-not-signing-a-jerusalem-embassy-waiver-would-really-mean)