Mr. Trump vowed during his campaign that, if elected, he would “fairly quickly” move the embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv. In December, he announced that he would formally and officially recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and move the embassy there. Mr. Adelson is a longtime patron of Mr. Netanyahu. In interviews, many Israelis said they had not even realized that the Americans did not consider Jerusalem to be Israel’s capital. The United States has an option to purchase land adjacent to the Arnona building, a parcel that is big enough to handle an embassy, Mr. Kennedy said.

Source: New York Times February 23, 2018 17:35 UTC