American and Israeli firms will continue building the Jerusalem embassy and its compound over the next 6 years, with the planned inaugurated next week being mostly symbolic, since at first, only the U.S. Ambassador will be moving to the new capital building.
By Ofer Petersburg
While the new American Embassy in Jerusalem is expected to be inaugurated next week, the road to the diplomatic mission actually beginning operations is still a ways off.The current move, then, is mostly symbolic, including a changing of a sign and the move of the ambassador and his secretary, and possibly a visit from US President Donald Trump, who decided on the move to begin with. Continue Reading »












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