Obama renews waiver delaying US embassy move to Jerusalem
Since Congress passed Jerusalem Embassy Act in 1995, presidents have regularly cited national security interests in putting off relocation
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US President Barack Obama on Wednesday renewed a presidential waiver suspending the relocation of the US Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem for another 6 months.
In 1995 Congress passed the Jerusalem Embassy Act, which demands the relocation. But every president since Bill Clinton has signed a presidential waiver every six months in order to keep the embassy in Tel Aviv, citing concerns that a move to Jerusalem would upset the prospects for a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
Earlier this year Republican senators proposed legislation that would force the president to approve the move, by striking the language in the original bill that allows the delay for national security reasons.
Similar legislation attempts have been made in the past but have failed to make much headway.
The Times of Israel Community.