The White House insisted, however, that the decision – sure to disappoint Israel's US supporters - did not mean that Trump was abandoning the goal of eventually shifting the embassy to Jerusalem. "He has repeatedly stated his intention to move the embassy," the White House said in a statement. Israel captured Arab East Jerusalem during the 1967 Middle East war and later annexed it, a move not recognized internationally. The Palestinians want East Jerusalem as the capital of their future state. On the campaign trail, Trump's pro-Israel rhetoric raised expectations that he would act quickly to move the embassy.

Source: bd News24 June 01, 2017 15:45 UTC