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[–] cynicaloldfart ago  (edited ago)

'Congress passed a law in 1995 calling for the re-location of the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem, but presidents can avoid doing that by signing a waiver twice a year to keep the embassy in Tel Aviv. '

So he's bought 6 months to reassess.

I'm so tired of this "OMG, he hasn't done everything he promised" bs. He's been POTUS for 5 1/2 months and is laying groundwork and making assessments of many situations. It would be irresponsible to make knee-jerk reactions before fully investigating situations, which includes data he was not privy to until he became POTUS. Will he do everything he said in the campaign? Probably not, and he won't be the only one that has ever done that before. I'll keep watching, but a final analysis can't be done until after he is out of office. Almost all presidents sign EO's on their last day. It's not over until it's over.

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[–] derram 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

https://archive.is/FUyLR | :

Trump renews waiver to keep U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv — for now

'President Trump renewed a waiver Thursday that keeps the U.S. Embassy to Israel in Tel Aviv, rather than moving it to Jerusalem as he had promised during the presidential campaign. '

'Congress passed a law in 1995 calling for the re-location of the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem, but presidents can avoid doing that by signing a waiver twice a year to keep the embassy in Tel Aviv. '

' Friedman said in a statement last year that he looked forward to serving in the post "from the U.S. Embassy in Israel’s eternal capital, Jerusalem.”'

'As a result, the United States and other countries maintain embassies in Tel Aviv, pending peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. '

'During his visit to the Middle East earlier in May, Trump declined to reaffirm support for relocating the embassy. '

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