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14-05-2018 03:55 PM |
President Trump celebrates the opening of U.S. embassy in Jerusalem
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- Neither Trump nor Vice President Mike Pence were in Israel for the opening
- Trump promised he would relocate the embassy from Tel Aviv and recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel as a candidate
- Followed through on the campaign promise in December and moved quickly to outfit the U.S. consulate in Jerusalem to serve as a temporary embassy
- Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump were part of a delegation of senior officials that included Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin that made the trip
- Ivanka unveiled the embassy's seal and offered an official welcome
- Kushner said in rare remarks: 'The United States is ready to support a peace agreement in every way that we can'
- Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said Trump had made history and declared: We are in Jerusalem and we are here to stay'
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Donald Trump said it would be 'a great day for Israel' on Monday as the U.S. embassy prepared to open in Israel.
'We extend a hand in friendship to Israel, the Palestinians and to all of their neighbors,' Trump said in a video address.
Neither Trump nor Vice President Mike Pence were there see the realization of their campaign promise that they would relocate the embassy from Tel Aviv and recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
Pence is headlining a celebratory event at the Israeli embassy in Washington, instead.
Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, both White House advisers, were part of a delegation of senior officials that included Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin that made the trip.
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Making her father proud on this historic day
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