Document Type
Article
Journal/Book Title/Conference
The Prindle Post
Publication Date
1-4-2018
Abstract
On December 6, 2017, President Trump announced his intention to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel from its current location in Tel Aviv to a new location in Jerusalem. This move is in accordance with the Jerusalem Embassy Act, passed by Congress in 1995 but waived by every president every year since it was passed. This decision has tremendous political implications, which is why previous presidents, despite conducting much of their business pertaining to Israel in Jerusalem, have refrained from moving the embassy or announcing any formal position on the matter of Jerusalem at all, other than to attempt to advance peace talks between Israel and Palestine.
Recommended Citation
Robison-Green, Rachel. "In Trump’s Jerusalem Declaration, Diplomacy by Blowtorch". The Prindle Post. https://www.prindlepost.org/2018/01/trumps-jerusalem-declaration-diplomacy-blowtorch/
