US President Donald Trump signs a waiver preventing the moving of the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, White House sources say.
Although Trump campaigned on a pledge to complete the long-anticipated establishment of an embassy in the Israeli capital, administration officials tell US media outlets the president has deferred the decision for another six months.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, the official confirms Trump signed a legal waiver that keeps the embassy in Tel Aviv, but insisted this was delay not a reversal.
“It’s a question of when, not if,” the official says, adding that “he doesn’t think the timing is right, right now.”
“In timing such a move he will seek to maximize the chances of successfully negotiating a deal between Israel and the Palestinians.”
A formal announcement is expected later today.
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