U.S. Defers Moving Embassy to Jerusalem

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U.S. Defers Moving Embassy to Jerusalem

The United States on Monday decided to defer for another six months the process of moving its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

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The United States on Monday decided to defer for another six months the process of moving its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

U.S. President George W. Bush, who had vowed to move the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem during the presidential elections in 2000, announced the decision in a letter to Secretary of State Colin Powell.

Citing national security concerns to justify the postponement, Bush reiterated that his administration "remains committed to beginning the process of moving our embassy to Jerusalem."

A sitting U.S. president has to make a decision on the issue periodically, usually at six-month intervals, since the U.S. Congress passed a bill in 1995 aimed at moving the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

Israel has claimed that the whole Jerusalem, including East Jerusalem it seized in the 1967 Middle East war, is its capital. The claim is challenged vehemently by the Palestinians and rejected by most of the countries in the world.

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