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The US Embassy in Jerusalem.
On the 70th anniversary of Israel’s declaration of independence and rebirth as a modern nation, the United States officially opened its Embassy in Jerusalem.
President Trump’s decision to move the US Embassy repre- sented the fulfillment of a promise made by the American people to Israel more than 20 years earlier. This was a long-overdue correction in American foreign policy by recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s rightful capital.
In October 1995, both the US House of Representatives and the US Senate passed the Jerusalem Embassy Relocation Act. This bipartisan legislation was supported by nearly every member of Congress, and reflected the American people’s desire to see Jerusalem recognized as the legal capital of Israel. The act specifically stated that Jerusalem should remain a united city under Israeli sovereignty, and directed the State Department to move the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem no later than May 31, 1999. However, every American president from Clinton to Obama exercised their right to waive the move every six months due to security concerns.
On the 70th anniversary of Israel’s declaration of inde- pendence and rebirth as a modern nation, the United States officially opened its Embassy in Jerusalem. Along with CUFI’s
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