U.S. delegation arrives in Jerusalem ahead of embassy move
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A U.S. delegation, including the first daughter arrived in Jerusalem a day ahead of the opening of the new U.S. embassy there.
Cha Sang-mi sheds light on the implications of the controversial inauguration and the shift from Tel Aviv.
"Celebrating true friendship".
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu invited American VIPs, including President Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner, as well as U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, to Israel's Foreign Ministry, where he called on other countries to join Washington's move.
"Move your embassies to Jerusalem because it advances peace, and that's because you can't base peace on a foundation of lies. You base peace on the foundations of truth, and the truth is that not only has Jerusalem been the capital of the Jewish people for millennia and the capital of our state from its inception, the truth is that under any peace agreement you could possibly imagine, Jerusalem will remain Israel's capital."
President Trump pledged to move the embassy there from Tel Aviv, where it has been since 1966, after recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital last year.
He also told an event in Indiana last week that he had saved almost a billion dollars on plans to move the embassy.
The embassy relocation has infuriated Palestinians, who claim east Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine.
Trump's announcement has also ended decades of U.S. neutrality on the Israel-Palestine tensions, putting a possible peace deal between them in jeopardy.
Currently most countries around the world maintain their embassies to Israel in Tel Aviv.
Many members of the international community have criticized Trump's decision and this discontent was underscored by the absence of many envoys to Israel at Sunday's reception.
President Trump will not be at Monday's ceremony, but will instead address the event through a video message.
Cha Sang-mi, Arirang News.
A U.S. delegation, including the first daughter arrived in Jerusalem a day ahead of the opening of the new U.S. embassy there.
Cha Sang-mi sheds light on the implications of the controversial inauguration and the shift from Tel Aviv.
"Celebrating true friendship".
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu invited American VIPs, including President Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner, as well as U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, to Israel's Foreign Ministry, where he called on other countries to join Washington's move.
"Move your embassies to Jerusalem because it advances peace, and that's because you can't base peace on a foundation of lies. You base peace on the foundations of truth, and the truth is that not only has Jerusalem been the capital of the Jewish people for millennia and the capital of our state from its inception, the truth is that under any peace agreement you could possibly imagine, Jerusalem will remain Israel's capital."
President Trump pledged to move the embassy there from Tel Aviv, where it has been since 1966, after recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital last year.
He also told an event in Indiana last week that he had saved almost a billion dollars on plans to move the embassy.
The embassy relocation has infuriated Palestinians, who claim east Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine.
Trump's announcement has also ended decades of U.S. neutrality on the Israel-Palestine tensions, putting a possible peace deal between them in jeopardy.
Currently most countries around the world maintain their embassies to Israel in Tel Aviv.
Many members of the international community have criticized Trump's decision and this discontent was underscored by the absence of many envoys to Israel at Sunday's reception.
President Trump will not be at Monday's ceremony, but will instead address the event through a video message.
Cha Sang-mi, Arirang News.