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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)

ClydeR
06-01-2017, 11:53 AM
WASHINGTON — President Trump signed an order keeping the American Embassy in Tel Aviv rather than move it to Jerusalem as he promised during last year’s campaign, aides said Thursday, disappointing many Israel supporters in hopes of preserving his chances of negotiating a peace settlement.

Aides said the decision was just a delay and that he still plans to eventually move the embassy to Jerusalem when conditions are right, although past presidents have said the same without ever acting. The White House said in a statement that Mr. Trump’s move should not be considered “a retreat from the president’s strong support for Israel” and its alliance with the United States.

More... (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/01/world/middleeast/israel-embassy-jerusalem-trump.html)


As you have already heard, Trump has another big announcement planned for today regarding a different campaign promise. Coincidence?