Mick sends us a link to Fox News which reports that the US Israel Embassy will open in Jerusalem in May, 2018 ahead of schedule and in conjunction with the 70th anniversary of Israel’s declaration of their independence.
A ribbon-cutting is being planned for mid-May. Israel proclaimed independence on May 14, 1948.
The May opening marks a significant acceleration. Vice President Mike Pence had said previously the embassy would open by the end of 2019. And Tillerson had said it could take years.
Initially, the embassy will consist of just a few offices inside an existing U.S. facility in Jerusalem.
In October, 1995 the House and Senate passed a bill called the “Jerusalem Embassy Act,” which formally recognized the city as the country’s capital and called for the U.S. Embassy in Israel to be moved there from Tel Aviv by 1999. That was three presidents ago.
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16 responses to “US Jerusalem Embassy to open this Spring”
” In October, 1995 the House and Senate passed a bill called the “Jerusalem Embassy Act,” which formally recognized the city as the country’s capital and called for the U.S. Embassy in Israel to be moved there from Tel Aviv by 1999. That was three presidents ago.”
/Jesus, it’s about friggin’ time
What!!?? It’s only nineteen years late …
It took 3 CULL presidents before we got a REAL one!
That popcorn-like sound you’re hearing? That’s progtard’s heads exploding all over the world.
I LOVE hearing that sound!!!
Music to my ears.
It is glorious!!!!!
It sounds like Victory to me.
Protest marches everywhere are inevitable
There are no issues with peaceful demonstrations.
Hopefully right off a cliff…
Go Lemmings Go!
I’m very happy that this President has the balls to call a spade a spade and actually follow through with legislation more than 2o years gone.
“-this- year in Jerusalem”
Mazel Tov!
Ahead of schedule? Hahaha whomever lit that fire needs to be promoted.
What? Don’t the dirt squirrels get to tell the Israelis how to run their country?
How sad.