Most states say their embassies will remain in Tel Aviv until Israelis and Palestinians reach some sort of peace agreement. “Seventy years later, the United States is taking the next step of moving the embassy to Jerusalem,” he said. Trump did not directly address Palestinians’ grievances over the embassy move or an effective boycott of the Trump administration by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. In Jerusalem, those who arrived to celebrate the opening of the new embassy dismissed claims that the move undermines the chances for peace between Israelis and Palestinians. “If there ever are two states, then maybe the Palestinians will make East Jerusalem their capital.

Source: Washington Post May 14, 2018 08:08 UTC