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President Donald Trump delayed the decision to shift the Israeli embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem according to a White House spokesperson, who confirmed it on Monday. Trump had been due to decide whether to sign a waiver that would hold off relocating the embassy from Tel Aviv for another six months. Every U.S. President had kicked the can down the road since Congress passed a law back in 1995. Shifting the Tel Aviv embassy to Jerusalem would clearly indicate that the United States believes that Jerusalem is not only part of Israel but its capital and recognizing such would kill the hopes of a two-state solution in the Israel-Palestine conflict that has been raging for years.
According to U.S. officials, President Trump is expected to sign a temporary order, the second since he took office, to delay moving the embassy despite his campaign pledge to go ahead with the controversial action. Trump is also expected to give a speech on the matter on Wednesday or later this week. Unilateral recognition of Jerusalem by the United States would break decades-old policy of the United States and experts say could fuel violence in the Middle East.
The Palestinians want East Jerusalem as the capital of their future state, and the international community does not recognize Israel’s claim on all of the city, home to sites holy to the Jewish, Muslim and Christian religions. Trump appointed his son-in-law, Jared Kushner has a special envoy to solve the issue. In a rare public appearance on Sunday, Mr. Kushner said that his father in law wants to solve this issue to ensure greater stability in the region. He added, “If we're going to try to create more stability in the region as a whole, you have to solve this issue…[President] sees this as something that has to be solved.”
Several world leaders have warned Trump against unilateral recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital including French President Emmanuel Macron and Jordon's King Abdullah.
