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How will Israel view Trump's decision on the embassy?
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How will Israel view Trump's decision on the embassy?

President Donald Trump said during his campaign that he would move the United States embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. He has now delayed that move, as every other president has done since Congress mandated the move in the 1995 Jerusalem Embassy Act.

Adam Kredo of the Washington Free Beacon told Mike Opelka on "Pure Opelka" today that the White House told him this is merely a delay.  It may be hard for Israel to take, however, as they've just spent the past eight years being kept at distance by the Obama administration.

All presidents since the 1995 congressional mandate have granted a waiver to delay the move, and now Trump is no exception, granting one for 6 months.

When Kredo asked the White House if Trump broke a campaign promise, they denied it, saying instead that, "the President was trying to focus on restarting peace talks" between Israel and the Palestinian territory. The plan to move the embassy is not off the table and will be revisited.

He claimed the problem is that Palestinan leader Mahmoud Abbas has previously promised to stop calling for the killing of Jews and to stop naming buildings after terrorists, but "it is always a lie." He said the President should not fall for it or he will lose clout with Israelis.

To see more from Mike, visit his channel on TheBlaze and listen live to “Pure Opelka” weekdays 7–10 p.m. ET & Saturdays 6–9 a.m. ET, only on TheBlaze Radio Network.

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