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| Obama delays US Embassy move to Jerusalem |
| 2009-12-05 |
| [Ma'an] US President Barack Obama delayed moving the US Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem for six more months, The Associated Press reported Friday. The US Congress ratified a law in October 1995 that states Jerusalem should be recognized as the capital of Israel. The act affirms that each country has the right to designate a capital of its choice, and Israel chose Jerusalem. The act also states that the US must move its embassy to Jerusalem no later than 31 May 1999. However, over the past decade, the decision has been delayed every six months due to the sensitivity of the issue. Israeli forces captured East Jerusalem from Jordanian control in 1967, annexing it and declaring the city the "undivided, eternal capital of Israel," although the move was never recognized by the international community. Also on Friday, the Israeli daily Haaretz reported that the US administration may formulate a letter from Obama clarifying its ambiguous policy toward Palestinian sovereignty over East Jerusalem and the other Palestinian territories occupied by Israel in 1967. The supposed letter would come as part of an effort to convince President Mahmoud Abbas not to step down at the end of his term, the newspaper reported. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 And they could paint a big red bullseye on the front when they move in, too |
| Posted by: Yo Adrian 2009-12-05 12:59 |
| #1 The act also states that the US must move its embassy to Jerusalem no later than 31 May 1999. However, over the past decade, the decision has been delayed every six months due to the sensitivity of the issue. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2009-12-05 05:02 |