Jerusalem Affairs Minister Ze’ev Elkin says he is disappointed that Trump is shying away from a major campaign promise by deciding not to move the US embassy to Jerusalem.
“I am disappointed with President Trump’s decision, who promised his voters that he would move the embassy to Jerusalem, but did not fulfill [his promise],” he says in a statement. “All embassies should be in our capital, Jerusalem.”
He calls on the US president to announce the embassy’s relocation at the next earliest opportunity, noting that Israel this year is marking the 50th anniversary of the Six Day War.
“Moving the embassy to Jerusalem and recognizing unified Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, as Congress asserted, not only will not harm the chances of true peace with the Palestinians, but will make it very clear to the Palestinians what the vast majority of Israelis already know, that Israel will never agree to divide Jerusalem,” he adds.
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